Barriers and Facilitators to Timely Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan
Interventions that overcome financial barriers and strategies that enhance the capacity of private sector general physicians are necessary to reduce delays in TB diagnosis and treatment initiation for children and adolescents.
Authors
- Ammad Fahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1378-058X)
- Courtney M. Yuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5219-2599)
- Amyn A. Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4875-9916)
- Carole D. Mitnick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-658X)
- M Omar
- Iraj Batool
- Maria Jaswal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-7661)
- Hannah N. Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-0460)
- Farhana Amanullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1168-4463)
- Sara Siddiqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-1593)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Indus Hospital (PK)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Vital Pakistan Trust (PK)
- Interactive Research and Development (PK)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22101477
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00