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Original Research

Who to Involve and Where to Start Integrating Tuberculosis Screening into Routine Healthcare Services: Positive Cough of Any Duration as the First Step for Screening Tuberculosis in Ethiopia

Hussen Mohammed1 Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia;2 Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lemessa Oljira3 School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-2509View further author information
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Kedir Teji Roba4 School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6227-9594View further author information
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Esther Ngadaya5 National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Research Centre, Dares Saalem, TanzaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-5637View further author information
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Roman Mehari2 Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tsegahun Manyazewal2 Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8360-7574View further author information
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Getnet Yimer2 Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;6 Ohio State Global One Health Initiative, Office of International Affairs, The Ohio State University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Pages 4749-4756 | Published online: 25 Nov 2021

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