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Improving case detection of tuberculosis in hospitalised Kenyan children-employing the behaviour change wheel to aid intervention design and implementation

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The true burden of tuberculosis in children remains unknown, but approximately 65% go undetected each year. Guidelines for tuberculosis clinical decision-making are in place in Kenya, and the National Tuberculosis programme conducts several trainings on them yearly. By 2018, there were 183 GeneXpert® machines in Kenyan public hospitals. Despite these efforts, diagnostic tests are underused and there is observed under detection of tuberculosis in children. We describe the proces...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13012-020-01061-4

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-4575-2447
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8394-8857
Publisher:
BioMed Central
Journal:
Implementation Science More from this journal
Volume:
15
Issue:
1
Article number:
102
Publication date:
2020-11-25
Acceptance date:
2020-10-30
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EISSN:
1748-5908
ISSN:
1748-5908
Pmid:
33239055
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1148010
Local pid:
pubs:1148010
Deposit date:
2021-02-10

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