The effect of internal displacement due to armed conflict on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in northwest Syria, 2019-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Northwest Syria accounts for over 4 million people of whom more than half are internally displaced persons (IDPs). More than 1 million IDPs reside in camps and many more live in settings which are overcrowded and poorly ventilated. Suboptimal social living conditions leave these populations susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the effect of internal displacement due to armed conflict on the risk of unsuccessful treatment outcomes among TB patients in northwest Syria.

Methods

All patients registered to start TB treatment at three centres in northwest Syria between the 1st June 2019 to the 31st December 2020 were included. Unsuccessful TB treatment outcome was defined as a composite outcome combining the WHO TB treatme

SUBMITTER: Daif A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336245 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature