| Title |
Risk Factors for Inadequate TB Case Finding in Rural Western Kenya: A Comparison of Actively and Passively Identified TB Patients
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0061162 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anna H. van’t Hoog, Barbara J. Marston, John G. Ayisi, Janet A. Agaya, Odylia Muhenje, Lazarus O. Odeny, John Hongo, Kayla F. Laserson, Martien W. Borgdorff |
| Abstract |
The findings of a prevalence survey conducted in western Kenya, in a population with 14.9% HIV prevalence suggested inadequate case finding. We found a high burden of infectious and largely undiagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), that a quarter of the prevalent cases had not yet sought care, and a low case detection rate. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Kenya | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 120 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 119 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 29 | 24% |
| Researcher | 18 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 13% |
| Unknown | 20 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 25 | 21% |