Assessment of Family Tuberculosis Contact Screening Practice and its Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Positive Patients in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Assessment of Family Tuberculosis Contact Screening Practice and its Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Positive Patients in South Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and the associated factors of family contact screening practice.Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 403 randomly selected pulmonary tuberculosis index cases from 1st May to 30th June 2020. Data w...

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Main Authors:	Tadesse Jember, Getachew Hailu, Gizachew Tadesse Wassie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:	International Journal of Public Health
Subjects:	screening Ethiopia tuberculosis family contact pulmonary TB index cases
Online Access:	https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605815/full

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