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Table 1 General characteristic of included articles

From: The strategic framework of tuberculosis control and prevention in the elderly: a scoping review towards End TB targets

 

Number

%

Year of publication

 Before 2000

4

21%

 In or after 2000

15

79%

Authors

 From USA

10

53%

 From Japan, Canada and Belgium

7

37%

 From China and South Africa

2

10%

Definition of elderly

 People ≥ 65 years old

4

22%

 People ≥ 60 years old

1

5%

 Old people living in long-term care facilities

5

26%

 General concept

9

47%

Study aim

 Cost-effectiveness of case-finding strategy

4

21%

 Strategy in long-term care facilities

5

26%

 Othersa

10

53%

Study method

 Qualitative review

14

74%

 Quantitative analysis

5

26%

  1. aOthers: aim to explore the impact of interventions, general guideline, prevention and management measures, strategic priority, recommendations and policy implications