Background
TB, TB disease
TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV remain among the top10 causes of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa [One third of TB-exposed children live in sub-Saharan Africa, where TB and HIV are syndemic. Children living with HIV are at higher risk of TB disease and suffer a disproportionate amount of TB-related mortality [The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends household contact investigation for people newly diagnosed with TB in low- and middle-income countries, with an emphasis on pediatric contacts [Community-based care delivery models for combined TB and HIV prevention may improve access to care for both services. Home-based contact tracing identifies more children under 5 years of age [Few studies have evaluated the effect of home-based contact management on TPT uptake and completion in household child contacts [