The PREVENT study to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a community-based intervention to prevent childhood tuberculosis in Lesotho: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

The PREVENT study to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a community-based intervention to prevent childhood tuberculosis in Lesotho: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Effective, evidence-based interventions to prevent childhood tuberculosis (TB) in high TB/HIV-burden, resource-limited settings are urgently needed. There is limited implementation of evidence-based contact management strategies, including isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), for...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yael Hirsch-Moverman, Andrea A. Howard, Koen Frederix, Limakatso Lebelo, Anneke Hesseling, Sharon Nachman, Joanne E. Mantell, Tsepang Lekhela, Llang Bridget Maama, Wafaa M. El-Sadr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Ttuberculosis prevention
Child contact management
IPT initiation
IPT completion
Cluster-randomized trial
Mixed-methods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2184-0

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2184-0

Similar Items