A qualitative meta-synthesis of facilitators and barriers to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in Nigeria
Abstract Background Despite progress in tuberculosis (TB) control globally, TB continues to be a leading cause of death from infectious diseases, claiming 1.2 million lives in 2018; 214,000 of these deaths were due to drug resistant strains. Of the estimated 10 million cases globally in 2018, 24% we...
Main Authors: | Charity Oga-Omenka, Lawrence Wakdet, Dick Menzies, Christina Zarowsky |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10173-5 |
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