Uptake of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Under-Five Children: TB Contact Investigation as an Entry Point

Yared Tadesse; Nigussie Gebre; Shallo Daba; Zewdu Gashu; Dereje Habte; Nebiyu Hiruy; Solomon Negash; Kassahun Melkieneh; Degu Jerene; Yared K. Haile; Yewulsew Kassie; Muluken Melese; Pedro G. Suarez

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155525

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Uptake of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Under-Five Children: TB Contact Investigation as an Entry Point

Yared Tadesse ,

* E-mail: ytadesse@msh.org; yaredt22@hotmail.com

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7495

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Nigussie Gebre,

Affiliation Amhara Regional Health Bureau, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Shallo Daba,

Affiliation Oromia Regional Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Zewdu Gashu,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Dereje Habte,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Nebiyu Hiruy,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Solomon Negash,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Kassahun Melkieneh,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Degu Jerene,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Yared K. Haile,

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Yewulsew Kassie,

Affiliation United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Muluken Melese,

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Help Ethiopia Address the Low Performance of Tuberculosis (HEAL TB) Project, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Pedro G. Suarez

Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Health Programs Group, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
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Uptake of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Under-Five Children: TB Contact Investigation as an Entry Point

Yared Tadesse,
Nigussie Gebre,
Shallo Daba,
Zewdu Gashu,
Dereje Habte,
Nebiyu Hiruy,
Solomon Negash,
Kassahun Melkieneh,
Degu Jerene,
Yared K. Haile

Published: May 19, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155525

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