Barriers to initiating tuberculosis treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review focused on children and youth

• Main Authors: Brittney J. Sullivan (Author), B. Emily Esmaili (Author), Coleen K. Cunningham (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is the deadliest infectious disease globally, with 10.4 million people infected and more than 1.8 million deaths in 2015. TB is a preventable, treatable, and curable disease, yet there are numerous barriers to initiating treatment. These barriers to treatment are exacer...