Publications by authors named "Jacob Mugisha"

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  • The study examines the potential benefits of decentralizing childhood tuberculosis diagnosis to lower health system levels, aiming to improve case detection and reduce under-diagnosis.
  • It compares two strategies: one focused on district hospitals and another on primary health centers, against the standard of care across six countries.
  • The results indicate that while the district hospital approach may be more cost-effective in some settings, both strategies require significant budget increases for implementation, varying by country.
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  • Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is often underdiagnosed due to low awareness and limited access to necessary diagnostic tools in healthcare settings.
  • An operational research study in several African and Asian countries tested a comprehensive diagnostic approach by decentralizing TB diagnostics to district hospitals and primary health centers for children under 15 years old.
  • The intervention significantly increased TB detection rates, with diagnoses rising from 0.08% pre-intervention to 0.23% during the intervention, highlighting the effectiveness of decentralized health services.
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