Rupert A Eneogu, Ellen M H Mitchell, Chidubem Ogbudebe, Danjuma Aboki, Victor Anyebe, Chimezie B Dimkpa, Daniel Egbule, Bassey Nsa, Emmy van der Grinten, Festus O Soyinka, Hussein Abdur-Razzaq, Sani Useni, Adebola Lawanson, Simeon Onyemaechi, Emperor Ubochioma, Jerod Scholten, Johan Verhoef, Peter Nwadike, Nkemdilim Chukwueme, Debby Nongo, Mustapha Gidado
Wellness on Wheels (WoW) is a model of mobile systematic tuberculosis (TB) screening of high-risk populations combining digital chest radiography with computer-aided automated detection (CAD) and chronic cough screening to identify presumptive TB clients in communities, health facilities, and prisons in Nigeria. The model evolves to address technical, political, and sustainability challenges. Screening methods were iteratively refined to balance TB yield and feasibility across heterogeneous populations. Performance metrics were compared over time...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health