Can 7-1-7 help household contacts of tuberculosis patients get started on preventive therapy? In India, sites using the timeliness metric saw an increase in household contacts starting treatment.
Our colleagues assessed whether the 7-1-7”timeliness metric could be implemented in Kenya for screening and tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT), and proposed an adaptation: “3-5-7”.
Can 7-1-7 increase the number of household contacts of tuberculosis patients on preventive therapy? In four contexts, most contacts were notified quickly, but structural barriers kept some from care.
We demonstrate how the 7-1-7 target supports timely detection, notification, and response to outbreaks by assessing public health events in Brazil, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Could 7-1-7 help put an end to tuberculosis? Field staff in Pakistan found the target both feasible and useful for improving the timeliness of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
