What is it about?
It was about the creation of awareness among adolescents of the importance of seeking tuberculosis screening and testing as early as possible.
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Why is it important?
This was a very important strategy to help in the early detection of tuberculosis among adolescents. Early detection would result in early treatment of tuberculosis in adolescents, hence reducing community tuberculosis transmission by adolescents. It was also meant to improve the health of adolescents to be able to effectively study at school.
Perspectives
A human-centered approach was used: Meaning Adolescents were used to develop the awareness package together with the design company. The package was implemented both in the project health facilities and in the community. There was a multi-disciplinary team of authors that made the project very successful.
Samson Omongot
Makerere University
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This page is a summary of: Strategies to resolve the gap in adolescent tuberculosis care at four health facilities in Uganda: The teenager’s TB pilot project, PLoS ONE, April 2024, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286894.
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