Prediagnostic loss to follow-up in an active case finding tuberculosis programme: a mixed-methods study from rural Bihar, India
Objective To quantify the prediagnostic loss to follow-up (PDLFU) in an active case finding tuberculosis (TB) programme and identify the barriers and enablers in undergoing diagnostic evaluation.Design Explanatory mixed-methods design.Setting A rural population of 1.02 million in the Samastipur dist...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e033706.full |