Treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective, cross-sectional study.
Victoria PanfordEmmanuel KumahCollins KokuroPrince Owusu AdomaMichael Afari BaidooAdam FusheiniSamuel Egyakwa AnkomahSamuel Kofi AgyeiPeter Agyei-BaffourPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Favourable treatment outcomes for patients with MDR-TB can be achieved in a resource-limited country. Although the recommended WHO target of ≥75% was not met, the current result (71.7% treatment success rate) is still commendable considering all the challenges associated with TB treatment in Ghana.