Center for Promotion of Advancement of Society

Recent papers from Center for Promotion of Advancement of Society

1. Multicountry assessment of tongue swabs for tuberculosis using a common protocol for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra testing: a prospective diagnostic accuracy studyThe Lancet Microbe · 2026
2. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Detection with MiniDock MTB Using Swab Samples.2026
3. Diagnostic Yield of Tongue Swab- Compared to Sputum-Based Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis in Four High-Burden Countries.2026
4. Evaluating the Cepheid Xpert TB/LTBI research-use-only assay for detection of active and latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.2026
5. Predicted Preferences for Tuberculosis Point-of-Care Tests among Tuberculosis-Affected Individuals in Five High Burden CountriesClinical Infectious Diseases · 2026
6. Preferences for tongue swab-based versus sputum-based testing in the context of TB care: a best-worst scaling exercise in Vietnam and ZambiaBMJ Global Health · 2025
7. Cost and cost-effectiveness of tongue swab-based molecular testing for tuberculosis in the Philippines, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia2025
8. Diagnostic yield of tongue swab- compared to sputum-based molecular testing for tuberculosis in four high-burden countries2025
9. “That is why I trust”: A qualitative study on acceptability and feasibility of novel tongue swab diagnostics to assess people presenting with tuberculosis symptoms in Viet Nam and Zambia2025
10. Diagnostic accuracy of swab-based molecular tests for tuberculosis using novel near point-of-care platforms: A multi-country evaluation2025
11. Study protocol for a duration-randomized clinical trial to determine the optimal length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with a 5-drug regimen: The DRAMATIC trialContemporary Clinical Trials · 2025
12. Preferences for tongue swab-versus sputum-based testing in the context of TB care: a Best-Worst Scaling exercise in Vietnam and Zambia2024
13. A Multi-Country Evaluation of Patient Preferences for Tuberculosis Diagnostics: A Discrete Choice Experiment to Inform WHO Target Product Profiles2024
14. Effectiveness of mHealth intervention on safe abortion knowledge and perceived barriers to safe abortion services among female sex workers in VietnammHealth · 2023
15. Diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis by optically detecting two virulence factors on extracellular vesicles in blood samplesNature Biomedical Engineering · 2022
16. Human M1 macrophages express unique innate immune response genes after mycobacterial infection to defend against tuberculosisSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2022
17. Indoor Air Pollution and Susceptibility to Tuberculosis Infection in Urban Vietnamese ChildrenAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2021
18. Peer-based Education and the Integration of HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Young People in Vietnam: Evidence from a Project EvaluationPLoS ONE · 2013
19. Voices from Vietnam: experiences of children and youth with disabilities, and their families, from an Agent Orange affected rural regionDisability & Society · 2012
20. The impact of social franchising on the use of reproductive health and family planning services at public commune health stations in VietnamBMC Health Services Research · 2010