Determinants and barriers in early tuberculosis treatment in children at a primary health care facility in Kampala, Uganda; A mixed methods study
Children with TB experience significant treatment delays, underscoring the urgent need for more accessible and rapid diagnostic tools to increase the proportion of bacteriologically confirmed cases and reduce treatment initiation time. Strengthening decentralized TB diagnostic capacity and enhancing caregiver awareness could improve early detection and treatment outcomes.
Authors
- Achilles Katamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-4183)
- Esther Babirekere
- Victor Musiime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7472-9054)
- Dennis M. Kalibbala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5003-0414)
- Joanita Nangendo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0458-2111)
- David W. Dowdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0481-7475)
- Wani Muzeyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-7636)
- Mary Nyanzi
Institutions
- Mulago Hospital (UG)
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321620
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40