Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia

University of Bergen318 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to see if involving community health workers improves tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome.

Tuberculosis suspects in the study area Outcome smear positive tuberculosis cases identified smear positive tuberculosis cases treated

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

318

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis Exclusion Criteria: * not in the study area

Dale and Wonsho districts Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia

Irgalem, Snnpr, Ethiopia

smear positive tuberculosis case notification rate

Time frame: september 2006 - setmeber 2007

smear positive treatment success rate

Time frame: september 2006 - April 2007

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