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Strategies to resolve the gap in Adolescent Tuberculosis care at four health facilities in Uganda: The TEEN TB pilot project

2023-06-04

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<h4>Introduction</h4> In 2021, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) globally, 1.2 million of these were children. About 40% of them aged between 5 and 14 years with TB are missed annually. In Uganda, 44% of adolescents with chronic cough of ≥2 weeks do not seek care from health facilities. Therefore, strategies to promote health care-seeking behaviour among adolescents are urgently need...

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10.1101/2023.05.25.23290553
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