Enablers and barriers to stool sample collection for TB diagnosis: insights from caregivers and adult patients in three high TB/HIV burden countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Eswatini, Mozambique, and Uganda)

Agostinho Viana Lima, Joachim Nsubuga Kikoyo, Babongile Nkala, Faith Dlamini, Fortunate Shabalala, Lucia Carratala-Castro, Joanna Ehrlich, Sabine Hermans, Alexander Kay, Willy Ssengooba, Anna Mandalakas, Christoph Lange, Sozinho Acácio, Khátia Munguambe, Hermínio Cossa, Alberto L. Garcia-Basteiro, Unknown, Helder Djive, Otilia Cossa, Benilde Benilde Mudumane, Edson Mambuque, Farida Cebola, Jorcelina Rungo, Alberto Bila Junior, Neide Gomes, Miguel Cumbe, Shilzia Munguambe, Lee Joao Fonseca, Justina Bramugy, Katia Magul, Maria Nassolo, George Kasule, Moorine Sekkadde, Patricia Mwachan, Makhosazana Dlamini, Gcinile Dlamini, Nomathemba Dlamini, Nkulungwane Mthethwa, Clement Gascua, Durbbin Mulengwa, Nokwanda Kota, Maia Madison, Busizwe Sibandze, Nontobeko Maphalala, Nosisa Shiba, Mbongeni Dude, Mangaliso Ziyane, Olivier Gillet, Elisa López‑Varela, Belén Saavedra‑Cervera, Sergi Sanz, Carlos Fernandez, Sujan Katuwal, Matthew Ang, Abigail Seeger, Anca Vasiliu, Andrew DiNardo, Rojelio Mejia, Jason Bacha, Debrah Vambe, Collins Musia, Irina Kontsevaya, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Gugu Maphalala, Lindiwe Dlamini, Sisi Dude, Mtafya Bariki, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Lilian Komba, Lwijisyo Minga, Lumumba Mwita

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-14154-0
Published: 2026-08-06
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12879-026-14154-0,
  title = {Enablers and barriers to stool sample collection for TB diagnosis: insights from caregivers and adult patients in three high TB/HIV burden countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Eswatini, Mozambique, and Uganda)},
  author = {Agostinho Viana Lima and Joachim Nsubuga Kikoyo and Babongile Nkala and Faith Dlamini and Fortunate Shabalala and Lucia Carratala-Castro and Joanna Ehrlich and Sabine Hermans and Alexander Kay and Willy Ssengooba and Anna Mandalakas and Christoph Lange and Sozinho Acácio and Khátia Munguambe and Hermínio Cossa and Alberto L. Garcia-Basteiro and Unknown and Helder Djive and Otilia Cossa and Benilde Benilde Mudumane and Edson Mambuque and Farida Cebola and Jorcelina Rungo and Alberto Bila Junior and Neide Gomes and Miguel Cumbe and Shilzia Munguambe and Lee Joao Fonseca and Justina Bramugy and Katia Magul and Maria Nassolo and George Kasule and Moorine Sekkadde and Patricia Mwachan and Makhosazana Dlamini and Gcinile Dlamini and Nomathemba Dlamini and Nkulungwane Mthethwa and Clement Gascua and Durbbin Mulengwa and Nokwanda Kota and Maia Madison and Busizwe Sibandze and Nontobeko Maphalala and Nosisa Shiba and Mbongeni Dude and Mangaliso Ziyane and Olivier Gillet and Elisa López‑Varela and Belén Saavedra‑Cervera and Sergi Sanz and Carlos Fernandez and Sujan Katuwal and Matthew Ang and Abigail Seeger and Anca Vasiliu and Andrew DiNardo and Rojelio Mejia and Jason Bacha and Debrah Vambe and Collins Musia and Irina Kontsevaya and Sindisiwe Dlamini and Gugu Maphalala and Lindiwe Dlamini and Sisi Dude and Mtafya Bariki and Nyanda Elias Ntinginya and Lilian Komba and Lwijisyo Minga and Lumumba Mwita},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1186/s12879-026-14154-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-14154-0}
}

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TI  - Enablers and barriers to stool sample collection for TB diagnosis: insights from caregivers and adult patients in three high TB/HIV burden countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Eswatini, Mozambique, and Uganda)
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AU  - Babongile Nkala
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AU  - Anna Mandalakas
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AU  - Sozinho Acácio
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AU  - Hermínio Cossa
AU  - Alberto L. Garcia-Basteiro
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AU  - Helder Djive
AU  - Otilia Cossa
AU  - Benilde Benilde Mudumane
AU  - Edson Mambuque
AU  - Farida Cebola
AU  - Jorcelina Rungo
AU  - Alberto Bila Junior
AU  - Neide Gomes
AU  - Miguel Cumbe
AU  - Shilzia Munguambe
AU  - Lee Joao Fonseca
AU  - Justina Bramugy
AU  - Katia Magul
AU  - Maria Nassolo
AU  - George Kasule
AU  - Moorine Sekkadde
AU  - Patricia Mwachan
AU  - Makhosazana Dlamini
AU  - Gcinile Dlamini
AU  - Nomathemba Dlamini
AU  - Nkulungwane Mthethwa
AU  - Clement Gascua
AU  - Durbbin Mulengwa
AU  - Nokwanda Kota
AU  - Maia Madison
AU  - Busizwe Sibandze
AU  - Nontobeko Maphalala
AU  - Nosisa Shiba
AU  - Mbongeni Dude
AU  - Mangaliso Ziyane
AU  - Olivier Gillet
AU  - Elisa López‑Varela
AU  - Belén Saavedra‑Cervera
AU  - Sergi Sanz
AU  - Carlos Fernandez
AU  - Sujan Katuwal
AU  - Matthew Ang
AU  - Abigail Seeger
AU  - Anca Vasiliu
AU  - Andrew DiNardo
AU  - Rojelio Mejia
AU  - Jason Bacha
AU  - Debrah Vambe
AU  - Collins Musia
AU  - Irina Kontsevaya
AU  - Sindisiwe Dlamini
AU  - Gugu Maphalala
AU  - Lindiwe Dlamini
AU  - Sisi Dude
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APA

Lima, A. V., Kikoyo, J. N., Nkala, B., Dlamini, F., Shabalala, F., Carratala-Castro, L., Ehrlich, J., Hermans, S., Kay, A., Ssengooba, W., Mandalakas, A., Lange, C., Acácio, S., Munguambe, K., Cossa, H., Garcia-Basteiro, A. L., Unknown, Djive, H., Cossa, O., Mudumane, B. B., Mambuque, E., Cebola, F., Rungo, J., Junior, A. B., Gomes, N., Cumbe, M., Munguambe, S., Fonseca, L. J., Bramugy, J., Magul, K., Nassolo, M., Kasule, G., Sekkadde, M., Mwachan, P., Dlamini, M., Dlamini, G., Dlamini, N., Mthethwa, N., Gascua, C., Mulengwa, D., Kota, N., Madison, M., Sibandze, B., Maphalala, N., Shiba, N., Dude, M., Ziyane, M., Gillet, O., López‑Varela, E., Saavedra‑Cervera, B., Sanz, S., Fernandez, C., Katuwal, S., Ang, M., Seeger, A., Vasiliu, A., DiNardo, A., Mejia, R., Bacha, J., Vambe, D., Musia, C., Kontsevaya, I., Dlamini, S., Maphalala, G., Dlamini, L., Dude, S., Bariki, M., Ntinginya, N. E., Komba, L., Minga, L., & Mwita, L. (2026). Enablers and barriers to stool sample collection for TB diagnosis: insights from caregivers and adult patients in three high TB/HIV burden countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (Eswatini, Mozambique, and Uganda). BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-14154-0

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