Burden of tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorGuwatudde, David
dc.contributor.authorZalwango, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorKamya, Moses
dc.contributor.authorDebanne, Sara
dc.contributor.authorMireya, Diaz
dc.contributor.authorOkwera, Alphonse
dc.contributor.authorMugerwa, Roy
dc.contributor.authorKing, Charles
dc.contributor.authorChristopher, Whalen
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T09:28:24Z
dc.date.available2021-12-09T09:28:24Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractOver the past two decades, the number of tuberculosis cases has risen worldwide, especially in the developing countries of southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis is common (1, 2). Case notification data often are used to assess the burden of tuberculosis. The wide belief, however, is that a substantial number of cases of tuberculosis are not detected by the health care systems in most of these countries (3, 4), and surveys of the prevalence of tuberculosis in some of these countries support this belief (5, 6). Furthermore, the poor peri-urban areas of developing countries, where living conditions are unsatisfactory with overcrowding, poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation, are usually most affected by tuberculosis (7, 8). Such living conditions, coupled with high prevalence of HIV infection and lack of access to health care and/or poor health-seeking behavior (8, 9), may lead to a vicious circle of transmission of diseases, including tuberculosis. National average notification data often do not reveal the overwhelming burden of tuberculosis in these settings.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGuwatudde, D., Zalwango, S., Kamya, MR, Debanne, SM, Diaz, MI, Okwera, A., ... & Whalen, CC (2003). Burden of tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda. Bulletin of the World Health Organization , 81 , 799-805.en_US
dc.identifier.other81:799-805
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/216
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWorld Health Organizationen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectPulmonary/epidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectHouseholdsen_US
dc.subjectCross-sectional studiesen_US
dc.subjectCohort studiesen_US
dc.subjectSampling studiesen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleBurden of tuberculosis in Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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