Treatment success rate and associated factors among drug susceptible tuberculosis individuals in St. Kizito Hospital, Matany, Napak district, Karamoja region. A retrospective study.

Ronald OpitoKeneth KwenyaSaadick Mugerwa SsentongoMark KizitoSusan AlwedoBaker BakashabaYunus MiyaLameck BukenyaEddy OkwirLilian Angwech OnegaAndrew KazibweEmmanuel OthienoFred KiryaPeter Olupot Olupot

Published in: PloS one (2024)

TB TSR in Matany Hospital was suboptimal. Older age, poor nutrition, and being HIV-positive were negative predictors of treatment success. We propose integrating nutrition and HIV care into TB programming to improve treatment success.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
physical activity
south africa
adverse drug
combination therapy
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
electronic health record
pulmonary tuberculosis