Hybrid Approach to Estimation of Underreporting of Tuberculosis Case Notification in High-Burden Settings With Weak Surveillance Infrastructure: Design and Implementation of an Inventory Study

• Main Authors: Mitchell, Ellen M H (Author), Adejumo, Olusola Adedeji (Author), Abdur-Razzaq, Hussein (Author), Ogbudebe, Chidubem (Author), Chukwueme, Nkem (Author), Olorunju, Samson Bamidele (Author), Gidado, Mustapha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe greatest risk of infectious disease undernotification occurs in settings with limited capacity to detect it reliably. World Health Organization guidance on the measurement of misreporting is paradoxical, requiring robust, independent systems to assess surveillance rigor. Methods are ne...