Cargando…

Are current case-finding methods under-diagnosing tuberculosis among women in Myanmar? An analysis of operational data from Yangon and the nationwide prevalence survey

BACKGROUND: Although there is a large increase in investment for tuberculosis control in Myanmar, there are few operational analyses to inform policies. Only 34 % of nationally reported cases are from women. In this study, we investigate sex differences in tuberculosis diagnoses in Myanmar in order...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khan, MS., Khine, TM., Hutchison, C., Coker, RJ., Hane, KM., Innes, AL., Aung, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4778364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26940910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1429-y