Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome and Associated Factors Among Tuberculosis Patients Linked to Tuberculosis Treatment Clinics in Ethiopia, 2023: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study.
Ayenew BerhanAndargachew AlmawYenealem SolomonAtsede GebresilasieShewaneh DamtieMulat ErkihunZewuditu AlebachewTahir EyayuGetu Abeje NegatuBirhanu GetiePublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2023)
The overall treatment success rate was 89.0%, which was lower than the global milestone target of > 90% set for 2025, and the prevalence of TB-HIV coinfection was 16.5%. In this study, HIV-positive was negatively associated with successful treatment outcomes, and sputum positive was independently associated with successful tuberculosis treatment outcomes.
Keyphrases
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- end stage renal disease
- south africa
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- ejection fraction
- hepatitis c virus
- newly diagnosed
- combination therapy