Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Patients at Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study.

Sadick Ahmed AgyareFrancis Adjei OseiSamuel Frimpong OdoomNicholas Karikari MensahErnest AmanorCharles Martyn-DickensMichael Owusu-AnsahAliyu MohammedEugene Osei Yeboah

Published in: Tuberculosis research and treatment (2021)

Successful treatment outcome among TB patients was about 20.00% and 30.00% lower compared to the national average treatment success rate and WHO target, respectively. Active monitoring, motivation, and counselling of retreatment patients and patients with advanced age are key to treatment success.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
south africa
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
hepatitis c virus