Comparative yield of different active TB case finding interventions in a large urban TB project in central Uganda: a descriptive study

• Published in: African health sciences Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 975 - 984
• Main Authors: Kazibwe, Andrew, Twinomugisha, Fred, Musaazi, Joseph, Nakaggwa, Florence, Lukanga, Disan, Aleu, Phillip, Kiyemba, Timothy, Nkolo, Abel, Kirirabwa, Nicholas Sebuliba, Lopez, Debora B Freitas, Birabwa, Estella, Dejene, Seyoum, Zawedde-Muyanja, Stella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Uganda Makerere Medical School 01.09.2021
• Subjects: Child; Delivery of Health Care; Female; Health Facilities; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis - prevention & control; Uganda - epidemiology; Uganda; Uganda; screening; Tuberculosis; community

Systematic screening for TB among patients presenting to care and among high risk populations is recommended to improve TB case finding. We aimed to describe the comparative yield of three TB screening approaches implemented by a large urban TB project in central Uganda. We abstracted data on the sc...