Research in Kenya
Research in Kenya
The research carried out by LIGHT partners at ReSoK aims to understand the burden of tuberculosis among young people, especially young men, to enable the development and testing of tailored interventions to address this burden.
To achieve this, the LIGHT research team in Kenya will carry out the following activities:
- TB care cascade analysis to determine risk factors for non-completion of screening, diagnostic and treatment steps among young people in Kenya, allowing for prioritisation of resources and optimisation of TB care among young people.
- Systematic review of qualitative studies on TB care related challenges and opportunities experienced by young people in Sub-Saharan Africa and other low- and middle-inocme settings.
- Participatory research to design a theory-informed TB care related intervention for young people in sub-Saharan Africa that would be tested at a later stage using Randomised Control Trials (RCT)- if funding allows.
- Participatory workshops with healthcare workers providing TB services in Nairobi to advance person-centred, rights-based, gender-responsive TB prevention and care in Kenya.