Operational research on tuberculosis control in Malawi

Thesis

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. Malawi

3. HIV testing and tuberculosis treatment outcome in a rural district in Malawi

4. Differences in tuberculosis incidence rates in township and in rural populations in Ntcheu District, Malawi

5. Prevalence of HIV, sexually transmitted disease and tuberculosis amongst new prisoners in a district prison, Malawi

6. Local perceptions of tuberculosis in a rural district in Malawi

7. Traditional healers and their practices in Malawi

8. Evaluation of a unified treatment regimen for all new cases of tuberculosis using guardian-based supervision.

9. A unified treatment regimen for new cases of tuberculosis in resource-poor countries: a study in a rural district in Malawi.

10. Can guardians supervise TB treatment as well as health workers? A study on adherence during the intensive phase

11. GENERAL DISCUSSION

SUMMARY

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ACKOWLEDGEMENT

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