Knowledge and perception about tuberculosis among children attending primary school in Ntcheu District, Malawi.

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Published in J Multidiscip Healthc on March 24, 2016

Authors

Peter Nyasulu1, Susan Kambale2, Tobias Chirwa3, Teye Umanah3, Isaac Singini4, Simon Sikwese5, Hastings T Banda6, Rhoda P Banda7, Henry Chimbali8, Bagrey Ngwira9, Alister Munthali10

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Monash University, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Malawi, Malawi.
2: World Health Organization, Country Office, Lilongwe, Malawi.
3: School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Malawi, Malawi.
4: Johns Hopkins Research Project, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Malawi.
5: Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication, Blantyre, Malawi.
6: Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi.
7: National Tuberculosis Control Program, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
8: Health Promotion Section, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
9: Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
10: Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.

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