| Autor: |
V, Rouzier, M, Murrill, S, Kim, L, Naini, J, Shenje, E, Mitchell, M, Raesi, M, Lourens, A, Mendoza, F, Conradie, N, Suryavanshi, M, Hughes, S, Shah, G, Churchyard, S, Swindells, A, Hesseling, A, Gupta |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 26:949-955 |
| ISSN: |
1027-3719 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND Pediatric household contacts (HHCs) of patients with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) are at high risk of infection and active disease. Evidence of caregiver willingness to give MDR-TB preventive therapy (TPT) to children is limited.METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of HHCs of patients with MDR-TB to assess caregiver willingness to give TPT to children aged RESULTS Of 743 adult and adolescent HHCs, 299 reported caring for children aged CONCLUSIONS A high percentage of caregivers living with MDR- or rifampicin-resistant TB patients were willing to give children a hypothetical MDR TPT. These results provide important evidence for the potential uptake of effective MDR TPT when implemented. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
