Nonadherence Predictors to Tuberculosis Medications among TB Patients in Gambella Region of Ethiopia.
Taye KebedeWiw Gach JingAbiot GirmaKifle WoldemichaelPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2022)
The determinants of nonadherence to anti-TB treatment among TB patients in the Gambella region during the study period were the absence of counselling services, and patients' behavior (smoking habits, undermining the severity of TB disease, lack of trust in the outcomes of regular medications, and perceived stigmatization). Accordingly, capacitating healthcare providers and workers at all TB clinics for effective counseling , preventing perceived stigma by protecting the patient's secrecy, and routine health education has paramount importance for effective TB control in Gambella.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- peritoneal dialysis
- depressive symptoms
- public health
- social support
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- smoking cessation
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- clinical practice
- hepatitis c virus
- weight loss
- climate change
- hiv infected
- mental illness
- glycemic control