Health extension workers improve tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome in Ethiopia: a large-scale implementation study.

Daniel G DatikoMohammed A YassinSally J TheobaldLucie BlokSahu SuvanandJacob CreswellLuis Eduardo Cuevas

Published in: BMJ global health (2017)

A community-based package significantly increased case finding and improved treatment outcome. Implementing this strategy could help meet the Ethiopian Sustainable Development Goal targets.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
quality improvement
mycobacterium tuberculosis
primary care
mental health
hiv aids
pulmonary tuberculosis
hepatitis c virus
electronic health record