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Improving TB Case Detection Through Active Case-Finding: Results of Multiple Intervention Strategies in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas of Southern Nigeria

Joseph N. Chukwu, Cosmas Kenan Onah, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Charles C. Nwafor, Chukwuka Alphonsus, Okechukwu E. Ezeakile, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Chinwe C. Eze, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Anthony Meka, Martin I. Njoku, Francis S. Iyama and Ngozi Ekeke
Global Health: Science and Practice February 2024, 12(1):e2300164; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00164
Joseph N. Chukwu
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Cosmas Kenan Onah
bDepartment of Community Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
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Edmund Ndudi Ossai
cDepartment of Community Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
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Charles C. Nwafor
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Chukwuka Alphonsus
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Okechukwu E. Ezeakile
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Ngozi Murphy-Okpala
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Chinwe C. Eze
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro
dNational Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Program, Abuja, Nigeria.
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Anthony Meka
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Martin I. Njoku
aGerman Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association, Enugu, Nigeria.
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Francis S. Iyama
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Ngozi Ekeke
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Improving TB Case Detection Through Active Case-Finding: Results of Multiple Intervention Strategies in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas of Southern Nigeria
Joseph N. Chukwu, Cosmas Kenan Onah, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Charles C. Nwafor, Chukwuka Alphonsus, Okechukwu E. Ezeakile, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Chinwe C. Eze, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Anthony Meka, Martin I. Njoku, Francis S. Iyama, Ngozi Ekeke
Global Health: Science and Practice Feb 2024, 12 (1) e2300164; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00164

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Improving TB Case Detection Through Active Case-Finding: Results of Multiple Intervention Strategies in Hard-to-Reach Riverine Areas of Southern Nigeria
Joseph N. Chukwu, Cosmas Kenan Onah, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Charles C. Nwafor, Chukwuka Alphonsus, Okechukwu E. Ezeakile, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Chinwe C. Eze, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Anthony Meka, Martin I. Njoku, Francis S. Iyama, Ngozi Ekeke
Global Health: Science and Practice Feb 2024, 12 (1) e2300164; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00164
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