Evaluating community knowledge of tuberculosis preventive therapy in rural South Africa
Abstract Background Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) effectively reduces TB incidence among people living with HIV, but implementation remains suboptimal and data on community knowledge of TPT is needed. We sought to understand community members’ knowledge of TB and TPT to facilitate implementa...
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| Main Authors: | Carlo Foppiano Palacios, Anthony P. Moll, Roman Shrestha, Tejaswi Kompala, J. Lucian Davis, Salome Charalambous, Lucy Chimoyi, Violet Chihota, Laurie Andrews, Sheela V. Shenoi |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21719-2 |
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