Missed opportunities in tuberculosis investigation and associated factors at public health facilities in Uganda

• Päätekijät: Keith Twirire Kakame (Tekijä), Noel Namuhani (Tekijä), Andrew Kazibwe (Tekijä), Felix Bongomin (Tekijä), Joseph Baruch Baluku (Tekijä), Sebastian Olikira Baine (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) is high in Uganda; yet, TB case detection is low. The population-based survey on the prevalence of TB in Uganda revealed that only 16% of presumptive TB patients seeking care at health facilities were offered sputum microscopy or chest-X ray (CX...