The effect of engaging unpaid informal providers on case detection and treatment initiation rates for TB and HIV in rural Malawi (Triage Plus): A cluster randomised health system intervention trial

George Bello; Brian Faragher; Lifah Sanudi; Ireen Namakhoma; Hastings Banda; Rasmus Malmborg; Rachael Thomson; S. Bertel Squire

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0183312

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The effect of engaging unpaid informal providers on case detection and treatment initiation rates for TB and HIV in rural Malawi (Triage Plus): A cluster randomised health system intervention trial

George Bello,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research for Equity And Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Brian Faragher,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Applied Health Research & Delivery, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Lifah Sanudi,

Roles Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research for Equity And Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Ireen Namakhoma,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research for Equity And Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Hastings Banda,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Research for Equity And Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Rasmus Malmborg,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation LHL International Tuberculosis Foundation, Oslo, Norway
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Rachael Thomson,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Centre for Applied Health Research & Delivery, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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S. Bertel Squire

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: bertie.squire@lstmed.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Applied Health Research & Delivery, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7173-9038

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The effect of engaging unpaid informal providers on case detection and treatment initiation rates for TB and HIV in rural Malawi (Triage Plus): A cluster randomised health system intervention trial

George Bello,
Brian Faragher,
Lifah Sanudi,
Ireen Namakhoma,
Hastings Banda,
Rasmus Malmborg,
Rachael Thomson,
S. Bertel Squire

Published: September 6, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183312

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