Implementation of an integrated care strategy for child contacts of tuberculosis patients: a quasi-experimental study protocol

• Main Authors: Dione Benjumea-Bedoya (Author), Esteban Villegas Arbeláez (Author), Daniela Martínez-Peñaloza (Author), Claudia Patricia Beltrán-Arroyave (Author), Andrea Victoria Restrepo Gouzy (Author), Diana Marín (Author), Lina Marcela Cadavid Álvarez (Author), Beatriz Molinares (Author), Fernando Nicolás Montes Zuluaga (Author), Henry Pulido Duarte (Author), Pedro Mauricio Suárez Parra (Author), Juan Carlos Alzate Ángel (Author), Guillermo Vélez-Parra (Author), Teresa Realpe (Author), Marisol Vásquez Villa (Author), Stefani Yamile Ríos Buitrago (Author), Jenifer Puerta Zapata (Author), Lisandra María Arango García (Author), Yesenia Perea Torres (Author), Natalia Pérez Doncel (Author), María Patricia Arbeláez Montoya (Author), Jaime Robledo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood tuberculosis continues to be a major public health problem. Although the visibility of the epidemic in this population group has increased, further research is needed. Objective To design, implement and evaluate an integrated care strategy for children under five years...