Community intervention for child tuberculosis active contact investigation and management: study protocol for a parallel cluster randomized controlled trial

Community intervention for child tuberculosis active contact investigation and management: study protocol for a parallel cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background There are major gaps in the management of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation for rapid identification of active tuberculosis and initiation of preventive therapy. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a community-based intervention as compared to facility-based...

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Main Authors: Anca Vasiliu, Sabrina Eymard-Duvernay, Boris Tchounga, Daniel Atwine, Elisabete de Carvalho, Sayouba Ouedraogo, Michael Kakinda, Patrice Tchendjou, Stavia Turyahabwe, Albert Kuate Kuate, Georges Tiendrebeogo, Peter J. Dodd, Stephen M. Graham, Jennifer Cohn, Martina Casenghi, Maryline Bonnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Contact tracing
Preventive therapy
Pediatric tuberculosis
Community intervention
Tuberculosis symptom screening
Cluster randomized controlled trial
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05124-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05124-9

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