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Evaluation of a tuberculosis active case finding project in peri-urban areas, Myanmar: 2014-2016

Author(s) -

Sandar Aye,

S. S. Majumdar,

Myo Minn Oo,

Jaya Prasad Tripathy,

Srinath Satyanarayana,

Nang Thu Thu Kyaw,

Khine Wut Yee Kyaw,

Nay Lynn Oo,

Saw Thein,

Myat Thu,

Kyaw Soe,

Si Thu Aung

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.02.012

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , intervention (counseling) , case finding , psychological intervention , active tuberculosis , yield (engineering) , index case , environmental health , pediatrics , outbreak , mycobacterium tuberculosis , nursing , pathology , materials science , metallurgy

We assessed the effect of an active case finding (ACF) project on tuberculosis (TB) case notification and the yields from a household and neigbourhood intervention (screening contacts of historical index TB patients diagnosed >24months ago) and a community intervention (screening attendants of health education sessions/mobile clinics).

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