Nutritional status and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, a five -year retrospective study.
Asnake SimienehSurafel GashanehRahel DerejePublished in: PloS one (2024)
The treatment success rate in the study area is very poor. Poor treatment outcomes were associated with undernutrition, female gender, HIV positivity and smear-negative pulmonary TB. So, continuous and serious supervision and monitoring of directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) program accomplishment, early detection of HIV and TB, prompt anti TB and antiretroviral treatment initiation and adherence, enhanced nutritional assessment, and counseling services need to be strengthened to improve treatment outcomes.
Keyphrases
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- antiretroviral therapy
- primary care
- hiv testing
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- metabolic syndrome
- high resolution
- health insurance
- replacement therapy
- fluorescent probe