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A mobile-geospatial approach to TB contact tracing: Community health worker-driven TB case finding in Eastern Uganda

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healthcaredigital infrastructure

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paper
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ClaDiaLwaAdr
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Afr
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Uganda is among the 30 countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) burden worldwide. Despite WHO recommendations to implement systematic household contact investigation (CI), national yields remain low (1.7–5.3%), with significant regional disparities. Conventional paper-based systems exacerbate this gap due to reporting delays, data inconsistencies, and weak oversight. Addressing these challenges requires innovative, context-appropriate solutions that enhance data quality, timeliness, and accountability. With mobile phone ownership among health workers in Eastern Uganda reaching 98%, we introduced a mobile-geospatial digital platform to strengthen TB contact tracing.

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