Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation of a Childhood Tuberculosis Control Program in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods Study from BRAC Urban DOTS Centres in Dhaka

• Main Authors: Sandesh Pantha (Author), Ma. Jennylyn Aguinaldo (Author), S. M. Hasan- (Author), Sayantan Chowdhury (Author), Ugyen Dendup (Author), Rajat Das Gupta (Author), Ipsita Sutradhar (Author), Rahamatul Bari (Author), Malabika Sarker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The case detection rate of childhood tuberculosis in Bangladesh is 4%, far below the World Health Organization predicted rate of 10-15% for a country with a high burden of tuberculosis. A concurrent triangulation mixed-methods study was carried out in eight urban DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, S...