Culturally relevant settings for TB transmission in an African city with endemic TB
Social settings, such as schools or worship centres, may be appropriate sites to screen for TB. Community-based interventions to control TB should consider age, sex, and day of the week to reduce gaps in coverage.
Authors
- Christopher C. Whalen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-0665)
- Juliet N. Sekandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2430-1396)
- Robert Kakaire
- Trang Ho Thu Quach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0398-9761)
- María Eugenia Castellanos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8181-6321)
- Noah Kiwanuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2471-9290)
- Sarah Zalwango
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Kampala Capital City Authority (UG)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AU)
- Makerere University (UG)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJTLD OPEN
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.25.0275
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00