Theory-Informed Design of a Tailored Strategy for Implementing Household TB Contact Investigation in Uganda

• Main Authors: J. Lucian Davis (Author), Irene Ayakaka (Author), Joseph M. Ggita (Author), Emmanuel Ochom (Author), Diana Babirye (Author), Patricia Turimumahoro (Author), Amanda J. Gupta (Author), Frank R. Mugabe (Author), Mari Armstrong-Hough (Author), Adithya Cattamanchi (Author), Achilles Katamba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since 2012, the World Health Organization has recommended household contact investigation as an evidence-based intervention to find and treat individuals with active tuberculosis (TB), the most common infectious cause of death worldwide after COVID-19. Unfortunately, uptake of this recommendation ha...