Treatment outcomes of childhood TB in Lagos, Nigeria

OA Adejumo, OJ Daniel, BI Adebayo… - Journal of tropical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) in children are rarely evaluated by
most national TB programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the treatment …

Improving childhood tuberculosis detection and treatment through facility-based screening in rural Pakistan

AA Malik, F Amanullah, AJ Codlin… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: Many children with tuberculosis (TB) remain undiagnosed due to the absence of
services, lack of child-friendly diagnostics and underappreciation of TB as a common cause …

Evaluating the integration of tuberculosis screening and contact investigation in tuberculosis clinics in Ethiopia: A mixed method study

L Ketema, ZG Dememew, D Assefa, T Gudina… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Aligned with global childhood tuberculosis (TB) road map, Ethiopia developed
its own in 2015. The key strategies outlined in the Ethiopian roadmap are incorporating TB …

Epidemiology of tuberculosis and treatment outcomes among children in Pakistan: a 5 year retrospective study

M Laghari, SAS Sulaiman, AH Khan, N Memon - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background Regardless of the advancement in medical technologies, the diagnosis of
tuberculosis (TB) in children has remained a challenge. Childhood TB is rampant and an …

Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among children in rural Southern Mozambique: a 12-year retrospective study

TD Moon, E Nacarapa, ME Verdu… - The Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Globally, tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality
for children. Mozambique is 1 of 30 high TB and TB/HIV burden countries. This study aimed …

Assessing the quality of tuberculosis evaluation for children with prolonged cough presenting to routine community health care settings in rural Uganda

C Marquez, JL Davis, A Katamba, P Haguma… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Improving childhood tuberculosis (TB) evaluation and care is a global priority,
but data on performance at community health centers in TB endemic regions are sparse …

Childhood tuberculosis deskguide and monitoring: An intervention to improve case management in Pakistan

N Safdar, SG Hinderaker, NA Baloch… - BMC health services …, 2011 - Springer
Background Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been a neglected area in national TB control
programme (NTCP) in high burden countries. The NTP Pakistan adapted the global …

Translating childhood tuberculosis case management research into operational policies [Notes from the field]

N Safdar, SG Hinderaker, NA Baloch… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The control of childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been of low priority in TB programmes in high-
burden settings. The objective of this paper was to describe the development and testing of …

Are children with tuberculosis in Pakistan managed according to National programme policy guidelines? A study from 3 districts in Punjab

N Safdar, SG Hinderaker, NA Baloch, DA Enarson… - BMC research …, 2010 - Springer
Background The adherence to policies of National TB Control Programme (NTP) to manage
a case of tuberculosis (TB) is a fundamental step to have a successful programme in any …

Are TB control programmes in South Asia ignoring children with disease? A situational analysis

S Shakoor, FN Qamar, F Mir, A Zaidi… - Archives of disease in …, 2015 - adc.bmj.com
Paediatric tuberculosis (TB) has long been an evasive entity for public health practitioners
striving to control the disease. Owing to difficulty in diagnosis of paediatric TB, incidence …