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Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of WHO-recommended treatment decision algorithms for childhood tuberculosis using an individual person dataset: a study protocol

Olbrich L, Larsson L, Dodd P, Palmer M, Nguyen MHTN,  et al.
2025-09-17 • BMJ Open
2025-09-17 • BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION

In 2022, the WHO conditionally recommended the use of treatment decision algorithms (TDAs) for treatment decision-making in children <10 years with...

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Effect of decentralising childhood tuberculosis diagnosis to primary health centre versus district hospital levels on disease detection in children from six high tuberculosis incidence countries: an operational research, pre-post intervention study

Wobudeya E, Nanfuka M, Ton Nu Nguyet MH, Taguebue JV, Moh R,  et al.
2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal
2024-03-21 • ACG Case Reports Journal
BACKGROUND
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) remains underdiagnosed largely because of limited awareness and poor access to all or any of specimen collection, molecular testing, clinical e...
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Acceptability of decentralizing childhood tuberculosis diagnosis in low-income countries with high tuberculosis incidence: Experiences and perceptions from health care workers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia

Joshi B, De Lima YV, Massom DM, Kaing S, Banga MF,  et al.
2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
2023-10-11 • PLOS Global Public Health
Decentralizing childhood tuberculosis services, including diagnosis, is now recommended by the WHO and could contribute to increasing tuberculosis detection in high burden countries. How...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on childhood TB among healthcare workers

Joshi B, Font H, Wobudeya E, Nanfuka M, Kobusingye A,  et al.
2022-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2022-03-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
BACKGROUND
Increasing childhood TB case detection requires the deployment of diagnostic services at peripheral healthcare level. Capacity and readiness of healthcare workers (HCWs) a...