Peer-led active tuberculosis case-finding among people living with HIV: lessons from Nepal
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Peer-led active tuberculosis case-finding among people living with HIV: lessons from Nepal
PROBLEM People living with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have a high risk of tuberculosis and should undergo regular screening. However, they can be difficult to reach because they are stigmatized and discriminated against. APPROACH In Nepal, the nongovernmental organization Naya Goreto implemented a peer-led tuberculosis screening project in which people living with HIV volu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.179119