Modeling the Survival of Tuberculosis Patients in Eastern Zone of Tigray Regional State.
Mulugeta Geremew GelesoPublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2020)
Based on the survival experience of TB patients, advancing age, extrapulmonary TB infection, living in rural residence, lower bodyweight at beginning of treatment, HIV co-infection, and being a retreatment patient were predictors of mortality. To achieve the "End TB Strategy" goal of zero death, proper targeting of care to these vulnerable groups should be advised.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- human immunodeficiency virus
- palliative care
- cardiovascular disease
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- drug delivery
- chronic pain
- patient reported