The Yield of Community-Based “Retrospective” Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in a High Burden Setting in Ethiopia

• Zewdu Gashu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

  * E-mail: zgashu@msh.org; zewdugashudememew@yahoo.com

  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 ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Mitiku Ensermu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

  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 ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Muluken Melese ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

  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 ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Endale Shibeshi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Shallo D. Hamusse ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

  Affiliation Oromia regional Health Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• G. Nigussie ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

  Affiliation Amhara regional Health Bureau, Bahirdar, Ethiopia

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• B. Girma ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Yewulsew Kassie ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Yared Kebede Haile ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

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

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• Pedro Suarez

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zewdu Gashu, Degu Jerene, Mitiku Ensermu, Dereje Habte, Muluken Melese, Nebiyu Hiruy, Endale Shibeshi, Shallo D. Hamusse, G. Nigussie, B. Girma, Yewulsew Kassie, Yared Kebede Haile, Pedro Suarez

  Affiliation Management Sciences for Health, Center for Health Services, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America

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