Losses along the tuberculosis sputum sample referral cascade for Mpongwe District, Zambia

• Main Authors: Lyson Nkhoma (Author), Josphat Bwembya (Author), Edwin Chansa (Author), Ramya Kumar (Author), Ibou Thior (Author), Victoria Musonda (Author), Gershom Chongwe (Author), Alwyn Mwinga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In resource limited-settings, timely tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis depends upon referral of sputum samples from non-diagnostic to diagnostic facilities for examination. The TB programme data for 2018 suggested losses in Mpongwe District's sputum referral cascade. Aim: This study aimed...