SETTING: Child tuberculosis (TB) contact clinic, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. DESIGN: Patients registered with smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) were encouraged to bring childhood household contacts to the clinic for assessment and management. Data of TB cases registered over the same period were collected from the Blantyre District TB Office. RESULTS: Attendance at the contact clinic was very poor, representing only 7.7% of all adults registered with smear-positive PTB over 17 months, and was significantly lower for potential male source cases than females (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.23-0.55, P < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Improved uptake and implementation of child contact management in Malawi is a challenge.
SETTING:Childtuberculosis (TB) contact clinic, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. DESIGN:Patients registered with smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) were encouraged to bring childhood household contacts to the clinic for assessment and management. Data of TB cases registered over the same period were collected from the Blantyre District TB Office. RESULTS: Attendance at the contact clinic was very poor, representing only 7.7% of all adults registered with smear-positive PTB over 17 months, and was significantly lower for potential male source cases than females (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.23-0.55, P < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Improved uptake and implementation of child contact management in Malawi is a challenge.
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