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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 27.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2022 Feb 1;26(2):96–102. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0487

Table 2.

Individual approaches to including adolescents in TB preventive services

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Inline graphic = contact screening is recommended for all household and close contacts; Inline graphic = No mention of contact screening; Inline graphic = contact screening prioritizes all children; Inline graphic = contact screening prioritizes children<5.

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Inline graphic = adolescents are recognized as an important source of TB transmission; Inline graphic = No mention of adolescents’ role in TB transmission.

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Inline graphic = specified approaches to improve adherence with TB care in adolescents; Inline graphic = did not address adherence among adolescents; Inline graphic = acknowledged low adherence but didn’t specify approaches to address it.

TPT = TB preventive therapy; DR-TB = drug-resistant TB; CAR = Central African Republic; DPR = Democratic People’s Republic; DR = Democratic Republic; PNG = Papua New Guinea.