Published on in Vol 7, No 3 (2021): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/22352, first published .
Hybrid Approach to Estimation of Underreporting of Tuberculosis Case Notification in High-Burden Settings With Weak Surveillance Infrastructure: Design and Implementation of an Inventory Study

Hybrid Approach to Estimation of Underreporting of Tuberculosis Case Notification in High-Burden Settings With Weak Surveillance Infrastructure: Design and Implementation of an Inventory Study

Hybrid Approach to Estimation of Underreporting of Tuberculosis Case Notification in High-Burden Settings With Weak Surveillance Infrastructure: Design and Implementation of an Inventory Study

Ellen M H Mitchell   1 * , MA, PhD ;   Olusola Adedeji Adejumo   2 * , MD, MPH ;   Hussein Abdur-Razzaq   3 , MD, MPH ;   Chidubem Ogbudebe   4 , MSc, MPH ;   Nkem Chukwueme   5 , MD, DPhil ;   Samson Bamidele Olorunju   6 , MSc ;   Mustapha Gidado   7 , MSc, MPH, PhD, MD

1 Tropical Infectious Diseases, Department of Public Health, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

2 Mainland Hospital, Yaba Lagos, Nigeria

3 Health Research Unit, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos, Nigeria

4 KNCV TB Foundation Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

5 New York Medical College, New York, NY, United States

6 Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

7 KNCV TB Foundation, Koninklijke Centrale Vereniging tot bestrijding der Tuberculose (KNCV), The Hague, Netherlands

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Ellen M H Mitchell, MA, PhD
  • Tropical Infectious Diseases
  • Department of Public Health
  • Institute for Tropical Medicine
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