Strategies to resolve the gap in adolescent tuberculosis care at four health facilities in Uganda: The teenager's TB pilot project.

ABSTRACT: In 2021, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) globally and 11.3% were children. About 40% of children aged five to fourteen years with TB are missed annually. In Uganda, 44% of adolescents with chronic cough of more than two weeks do not seek care from health facilities. Therefore, strategies to promote health care-seeking behaviour among adolescents were urgently needed to resolve the gap. In regard to this, the research project utilized a before and after design, in which the number of adolescents (10-19years) enrolled in the project health facilities were compared before and after the intervention. The intervention package that comprised of tuberculosis awareness and screening information was developed together with adolescents, thus; a human-centred approach

SUBMITTER: Omongot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11008838 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature