Treatment Interruption Among Drug-Susceptible Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southern Ethiopia.
Moges Getie WorkieMoges Wubie AychehMolla Yigzaw BirhanuTefsa Birlew TsegayePublished in: Patient preference and adherence (2021)
Alcohol consumption, waiting time at the health facility ≥30 minutes, smoking habits, used traditional medicine, and HIV co-infected were potential determinants. Enhancing public health education, designing strategies that emphasize patients with HIV co-infection, and reducing waiting times are recommended.
Keyphrases
- public health
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- alcohol consumption
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- hiv testing
- healthcare
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- chronic kidney disease
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- men who have sex with men
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- human health
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- risk assessment
- quality improvement
- climate change
- south africa
- combination therapy
- social media
- global health
- patient reported