Patterns of childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study
Kedir Usmael,
Tsegahun Manyazewal,
Hussen Mohammed
et al.
Abstract:Background
Children share 12% of the global 10 million people infected with tuberculosis (TB) each year. Closing case detection gap in children remains difficult, with 56% of all children and 65% under-five with TB missed each year. We aimed to assess the patterns of childhood TB diagnosis and underlying determinants in Ethiopia when different TB diagnostic platforms are applied.
Methods
A multi-site, cross-sectional study was carried out in Ethiopia as part of the larger EXIT-TB study - evidence-based multi… Show more
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