Tuberculosis Diagnosis
The study compared older adults recently diagnosed with TB, previously diagnosed with TB, and never diagnosed with TB. Self-reported TB diagnosis is a study limitation because diagnoses were not clinically verified. About 10% of the sample…
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The study compared older adults recently diagnosed with TB, previously diagnosed with TB, and never diagnosed with TB. Self-reported TB diagnosis is a study limitation because diagnoses were not clinically verified. About 10% of the sample reported a TB diagnosis, which the article presents as higher than national estimates but likely conservative in high HIV-TB burden regions. TB diagnosis status was determined from self-reported healthcare-worker diagnosis and timing within the past 12 months.