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

• Egile Nagusiak: Keith Twirire Kakame (Egilea), Noel Namuhani (Egilea), Andrew Kazibwe (Egilea), Felix Bongomin (Egilea), Joseph Baruch Baluku (Egilea), Sebastian Olikira Baine (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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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...