Jody M Boffa - Nursing Science

Author Information

Jody M. Boffa is affiliated with the McGill International TB Centre at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and the Centre for Rural Health within the School of Nursing and Public Health at the College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa.

Research Contributions

Jody M. Boffa’s research primarily focuses on tuberculosis (TB) and its intersection with other health issues such as HIV and COVID-19, particularly within the private health sector in South Africa. Significant contributions include evaluating the quality of TB care, understanding the implications of COVID-19 on TB, and examining the effectiveness of preventive therapies. Her work often employs cross-sectional and standardized patient studies to gather critical insights into healthcare practices and patient behaviors. Key publications discuss prescribing practices for TB, quality of care in the private sector, and the dangerous combination of COVID-19 and TB.

Aliases

Jody M. Boffa is also known by various aliases, including J. M. Boffa, Jody Boffa, J Boffa, and J. Boffa.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Number of Papers	34
Number of Citations	243
H-index	9

Publications:

Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007456

Year: 2022

Quality of care for tuberculosis and HIV in the private health sector: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study in South Africa

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005250

Year: 2021

COVID-19 and tuberculosis in South Africa: A dangerous combination.

DOI: 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i5.14747

Year: 2020

Implementing a standardized patient study to evaluate the quality of TB care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

DOI:

Year: 2020

Factors influencing patients' willingness to return to private providers for TB diagnostic care: insight from a standardised patient study in South Africa

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Year: 2020

Commentary: Lessons from the COVID-19 global health response to inform TB case finding

DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100487

Year: 2020

SARS-CoV-2 testing in low- and middle-income countries: availability and affordability in the private health sector

DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2020.10.005

Year: 2020

Effectiveness of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce tuberculosis incidence in the context of antiretroviral therapy.

DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002339

Year: 2020

Understanding the gaps in DR-TB care cascade in Nigeria: A sequential mixed-method study

DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100193

Year: 2020

Why we need to evaluate the quality of tuberculosis care in South Africa’s private health sector

DOI: 10.7196/samj.2019.v109i11.14351

Year: 2019

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