Seddon, J.A., Jenkins, H.E., Liu, L. et al. (7 more authors) (2015) Counting children with tuberculosis: why numbers matter. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 19. S9 -S16. ISSN 1027-3719
Abstract
In the last 5 years, childhood tuberculosis (TB) has received increasing attention from international organisations, national TB programmes and academics. For the first time, a number of different groups are developing techniques to estimate the burden of childhood TB. We review the challenges in diagnosing TB in children and the reasons why cases in children can go unreported. We discuss the importance of an accurate understanding of burden for identifying problems in programme delivery, targeting interventions, monitoring trends, setting targets, allocating resources appropriately and providing strong advocacy. We briefly review the estimates produced by new analytical methods, and outline the reasons for recent improvements in our understanding and potential future directions. We conclude that while innovation, collaboration and better data have improved our understanding of the childhood TB burden, it remains substantially incomplete.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Union. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | TB; burden; estimation; paediatric |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2015 16:49 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jun 2016 13:30 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0471 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.5588/ijtld.15.0471 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92653 |