Risk factors for disruptions in tuberculosis care in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Main Authors: Peter D Jackson (Author), Stella Zawedde Muyanja (Author), Isaac Sekitoleko (Author), Mudarshiru Bbuye (Author), Madeline Helwig (Author), Roma Padalkar (Author), Mariam Hammad (Author), Dennis Hopkinson (Author), Trishul Siddharthan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, TB mortality increased while diagnoses decreased, likely due to care disruption. In March, 2020, Uganda-a country with high TB burden, implemented a COVID-19 lockdown with associated decrease in TB diagnoses. This study aims to examine pat...