Household structures and exposure networks among people with multidrug-resistant TB in Namibia
E. Iipumbu, G. Hoddinott, J.A Seddon, O. Shavuka, L. Boois, N. Shinedima, V. Haimbala, L. Absalom, L. Shiweva, H. Ekandjo, S. Sibela, M. Claassens · 2026
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Iipumbu and eleven co-authors map how drug resistant TB reshapes households in Namibia in a 2026 study. Family setups in southern Africa shift often, yet how the disease bends those setups was little known. The team sat with one hundred nineteen patients across three regions for deep talks, drawing kin, friend, and village maps with each.
Eleven household patterns emerged from the talks. Fourteen patients saw their household change after diagnosis: some moved near clinics, some reshuffled to pool care, some split to cut exposure fears, and some merged to save money. Each shift remade who sleeps near whom, and so who shares air with the patient. The authors say contact hunts should treat households as moving targets, not fixed lists.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | E. Iipumbu, G. Hoddinott, J.A Seddon, O. Shavuka, L. Boois, N. Shinedima, V. Haimbala, L. Absalom, L. Shiweva, H. Ekandjo, S. Sibela, M. Claassens |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |