title: Poor attendance at a child TB contact clinic in Malawi.
abstract: METHODS
  Child tuberculosis (TB) contact clinic, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients registered with smear-positive pulmonary TB (PTB) were encouraged to bring childhood household contacts to the clinic for assessment and management. Data of TB cases registered over the same period were collected from the Blantyre District TB Office.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Attendance at the contact clinic was very poor, representing only 7.7% of all adults registered with smear-positive PTB over 17 months, and was significantly lower for potential male source cases than females (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.23-0.55, P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improved uptake and implementation of child contact management in Malawi is a challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nyirenda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinfield
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haves
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Molyneux
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000635:transmission*