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

Peter Nyasulu1 Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, Monash University, Johannesburg, South Africa;3 School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Malawi, MalawiCorrespondence[email protected]

Susan Kambale2 World Health Organization, Country Office, Lilongwe, Malawi

Tobias Chirwa3 School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Malawi, Malawi

Teye Umanah3 School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, University of Malawi, Malawi

Isaac Singini4 Johns Hopkins Research Project, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Malawi

Simon Sikwese5 Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication, Blantyre, Malawi

Hastings T Banda6 Research for Equity and Community Health (REACH) Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi

Rhoda P Banda7 National Tuberculosis Control Program, Community Health Sciences Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Henry Chimbali8 Health Promotion Section, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi

Bagrey Ngwira9 Department of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi

Alister Munthali10 Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi

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Pages 121-131 | Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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