Open AccessThe utility of a modified W.H.O. TB screening tool among children at a Botswana child welfare clinic
Author(s) -
Wame Dikobe,
Mooketsi Molefi,
Bornapate Nkomo,
Botshelo Kgwaadira,
Boingotlo Gasenelwe,
Esther Seloilwe,
Yohanna Mashalla,
Tonya-Ascortt Mills
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.11s
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , tuberculosis , pediatrics , medical record , tb treatment , environmental health , family medicine , pathology
In high TB/HIV settings, the increased risk for TB amongst children exposed to HIV has been established through biomedical tests. Screening HIV exposed children for TB can improve early childhood TB detection and treatment.