Prevalence, radio-clinical patterns and factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis among children with severe acute malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in Uganda
The prevalence of tuberculosis in Severe Acute Malnutrition was high. Children with SAM should be routinely screened for TB. When resources are constrained, the investigations for TB could be focused on those coming from rural areas, the HIV positive, those with thrombocytopenia and those with thrombocytosis.
Authors
- Joshua Muhumuza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-264X)
- Martin Nduwimana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1336-3391)
- Oliver Asiimwe
- Grace Ndezi
- Faith Namukasa
- Charles Mwendwa Mutisya
- Salad Hassan Abdirahman
- Ali Muhuyadin haji Abdifatah
- Omar Mohamed Abdirizak
- Said Ibrahim Amatarahman
Institutions
- Kampala International University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01107-7
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00