Search Results - "Dickson Kirathe"
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Kenya tuberculosis prevalence survey 2016: Challenges and opportunities of ending TB in Kenya
Published in PloS one (26-12-2018)“…We aimed to determine the prevalence of pulmonary TB amongst the adult population (≥15 years) in 2016 in Kenya. A nationwide cross-sectional survey where…”
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'If not TB, what could it be?' Chest X-ray findings from the 2016 Kenya Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey
Published in Thorax (01-06-2021)“…The prevalence of diseases other than TB detected during chest X-ray (CXR) screening is unknown in sub-Saharan Africa. This represents a missed opportunity for…”
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Health system perspective costing of TB, HIV and dysglycaemia (prediabetes and diabetes) in Kenya and a minimum care package policy proposal: the THANDYS study
Published in Journal of global health economics and policy (14-11-2023)“…Background Poverty is a barrier to health equity. While it is believed that tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care is free in Kenya,…”
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Accuracy of computer-aided chest X-ray in community-based tuberculosis screening: Lessons from the 2016 Kenya National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey
Published in PLOS global public health (2022)“…Community-based screening for tuberculosis (TB) could improve detection but is resource intensive. We set out to evaluate the accuracy of computer-aided TB…”
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Accuracy of computer-aided chest X-ray in community-based tuberculosis screening: Lessons from the 2016 Kenya National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey
Published in PLOS global public health (01-01-2022)“…Community-based screening for tuberculosis (TB) could improve detection but is resource intensive. We set out to evaluate the accuracy of computer-aided TB…”
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