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

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

Author(s) -

N. Safdar,

S. G. Hinderaker,

Noor Aamir Baloch,

Donald A. Enarson,

Mueen Alam Khan,

Odd Mørkve

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.103

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1815-7920

pISSN - 1027-3719

DOI - 10.5588/ijtld.10.0700

Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , desk , psychological intervention , tuberculosis , tuberculosis control , quality management , case management , control (management) , case finding , environmental health , pediatrics , family medicine , nursing , operations management , management system , pathology , mechanical engineering , paleontology , management , engineering , economics , biology

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 tools for the management of childhood TB. The Pakistan National TB Control Programme embarked on a number of activities, including the establishment of policy guidelines for the management of childhood TB and later a guidance document, 'Case Management Desk Guide and Structured Monitoring', to demonstrate the implementation of childhood TB interventions in a programme context. Initial results showed improved case finding and treatment outcome in implementation sites compared with control districts. However, further programme attention is required to improve quality.

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