Tuberculosis patients are physically challenged and socially isolated: A mixed methods case-control study of Health Related Quality of Life in Eastern Ethiopia.
Tamirat Tesfaye DasaTamirat Tesfaye DasaFitsum WeldegebrealAbyot AsfawHabtamu MitikuZelalem TeklemariamMahantash NaganuriBahubali Jinnappa GeddugolFrehiwot MesfinHilina BefikaduEden TesfayePublished in: PloS one (2018)
Individuals with MDR-TB reported statistically worse general health but less bodily pain than individuals with Drug sensitive TB. To regain the role function they lost, we recommend that health facilities, media and all other stakeholders educate the community, households and students about pulmonary tuberculosis, treatment, prevention methods and therapeutic approaches towards TB patients, specifically MDR-TB.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- public health
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- multidrug resistant
- emergency department
- chronic pain
- clinical trial
- bariatric surgery
- south africa
- randomized controlled trial
- spinal cord injury
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- drug induced
- patient reported
- replacement therapy