Implementation of a national anti-tuberculosis drug resistance survey in Tanzania

Bibliographic Data

ID15367232
AuthorsTimothy M Chonde, Basra Doulla (0000-0001-8197-1391, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare), Frank van Leth (0000-0002-5490-8968, TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative), Sayoki GM Mfinanga (National Institute for Medical Research), Nyagosya Range (National Institute for Medical Research), Fred Lwilla (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare), Saidi Mfaume (0000-0002-1066-6450, National Institute for Medical Research), Saidi M Mfaume, Armand Van Deun (0000-0002-1162-093X, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde), Matteo Zignol (0000-0003-0516-3346, World Health Organization), Frank Cobelens (0000-0002-4367-1133, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam), Frank G Cobelens, Saidi Egwaga (Ministry of Health and Social Welfare), Saidi M Egwaga
Year2008
Volume8
Issue1
Pages427-427
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-8-427
PMID19116022
PMCIDPMC2628900
OpenAlexW2171784357
LanguageEN
References cited9

Careful preparation of the survey, timing of planned activities, a strong emphasis on data capture tools and data management, and timely supervision are essential for a proper implementation of a national drug resistance survey

Biostatistics · Drug resistance · Environmental health · Pathology · Public health · Socioeconomics · Survey data collection · Tanzania · Tuberculosis · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Medicine · Nursing · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology