Poor attendance at a child TB contact clinic in Malawi.
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.
Nyirenda
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Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
Sinfield
R
R
Haves
S
S
Molyneux
E M
EM
Graham
S M
SM
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*