Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment short-course at Debre Tabor General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia: nine-years retrospective study.
Seble WorkuAwoke DerbieDaniel MekonnenFantahun BiadglegnePublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2018)
The proportion of patients with successful treatment outcomes was above the World Health Organization target set for Millennium Development Goal of 85% and in line with that of the global milestone target set at > 90% for 2025. Relatively higher proportions of transfer-out cases were recorded in the present study. Similarly, the proportion of TB/HIV co-infection cases was much higher than the national average of 8%.Thus, the health facility under study should develop strategies to record the final treatment outcome of transfer-out cases. In addition, strategies to reduce the burden of TB/HIV co-infection should be strengthened.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv aids
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- end stage renal disease
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- public health
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- men who have sex with men
- quality improvement
- peritoneal dialysis
- social media
- south africa
- combination therapy
- adverse drug
- health information
- electron transfer