Risk factors for disruptions in tuberculosis care in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Risk factors for disruptions in tuberculosis care in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic.

<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, TB mortality increased while diagnoses decreased, likely due to care disruption. In March, 2020, Uganda-a country with high TB burden, implemented a COVID-19 lockdown with associated decrease in TB diagnoses. This study aims to examine pat...

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Main Authors: Peter D Jackson, Stella Zawedde Muyanja, Isaac Sekitoleko, Mudarshiru Bbuye, Madeline Helwig, Roma Padalkar, Mariam Hammad, Dennis Hopkinson, Trishul Siddharthan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001573

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001573

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