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Treatment outcomes of drug susceptible Tuberculosis in private health facilities in Lagos, South-West Nigeria.

Olanrewaju OladimejiVictor AdepojuFelix Emeka AnyiamJames Emmanuel SanBabatunde A OdugbemiFrancis Leonard Mpotte HyeraMaureen Nokuthula SibiyaOlumuyiwa OmonaiyeAyuba Ibrahim ZoakahLovett Lawson
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Treatment outcome among Lagos private hospitals was low compared with NTBLCP and World Health Organization (WHO) target. We urge the government and TB stakeholders to strengthen the PPM interventions to improve adherence, particularly among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and older TB patients. Hence, promotion of early care-seeking, improving diagnostic and case holding efficiencies of health facilities, and TB/HIV collaborative interventions can reduce the risk of an unsuccessful outcome.
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