Childhood tuberculosis in Mauritania, 2010鈥�2015: diagnosis and outcomes in Nouakchott and the rest of the country

A retrospective comparative cohort study

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
15 January 2018
Country:
Mauritania
Document Type:
Journal Article
皇冠体育appme:
Health
First published:
21 September 2017
Authors:
Aw, B, Ade, S, Hinderaker, S.G., Dlamini, N and Takarinda, K.C.
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Chiaa, K, Feil, A, Traore, A, and Reid, T

Abstract

皇冠体育app setting was the National Tuberculosis Programme, Mauritania. 皇冠体育app study aimed to compare the diagnosis and treatment outcomes of childhood tuberculosis (TB) cases (aged <15 years) registered between 2010 and 2015 inside and outside Nouakchott, the capital city. This was a retrospective comparative cohort study.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (皇冠体育app Union)

Citation

Aw B, Ade S, Hinderaker SG, Dlamini N, Takarinda KC, Chiaa K, Feil A, Traor茅 A, Reid T. Childhood tuberculosis in Mauritania, 2010鈥�2015: diagnosis and outcomes in Nouakchott and the rest of the country. Public Health Action. 2017;7(3):199鈥�205.

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