Open AccessUsing Patient-Pathway Analysis to Inform a Differentiated Program Response to Tuberculosis: The Case of Kenya
Author(s) -
Enos Masini,
Christy Hanson,
Jeremiah Ogoro,
Jessie Brown,
Faith Ngari,
Pia Mingkwan,
Julia Makayova,
Mike Osberg
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jix381
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , immunology , pathology
A recent tuberculosis prevalence survey in Kenya found that the country is home to nearly twice as many patients with tuberculosis as previously estimated. Kenya has prioritized identifying and treating the unnotified or missing cases of tuberculosis. This requires a better understanding of patient care seeking and system weaknesses.
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