Tuberculosis case detection by trained inmate peer educators in a resource-limited prison setting in Ethiopia: a cluster-randomised trial

Summary: Background: To improve tuberculosis case detection, interventions that are feasible with available resources are needed. We investigated whether involving trained prison inmates in a tuberculosis control programme improved tuberculosis case detection, shortened pre-treatment symptom durati...

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Main Authors: Kelemework Adane, PhD, Mark Spigt, PhD, Bjorn Winkens, PhD, Geert-Jan Dinant, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18304777