Open AccessPeer-led active tuberculosis case-finding among people living with HIV: lessons from Nepal
Author(s) -
Dipu Joshi,
Raisha Sthapit,
Miranda Brouwer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.16.179119
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , environmental health , active tuberculosis , gerontology , family medicine , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology
People living with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have a high risk of tuberculosis and should undergo regular screening. However, they can be difficult to reach because they are stigmatized and discriminated against.
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