Childhood tuberculosis outcomes and factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes in selected public hospitals of Lusaka Zambia from 2015 to 2019.

ABSTRACT: Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in children are rarely evaluated. Childhood tuberculosis has been a low priority for tuberculosis programs due to difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. This study evaluated childhood tuberculosis outcomes and factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes in selected public hospitals in Lusaka, Zambia from 2015 to 2019. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in eight public hospitals in Lusaka. All children aged 0-14 years, treated with tuberculosis and had treatment outcomes evaluated were included. The WHO tuberculosis treatment outcomes were grouped into successful treatment outcome (cured, treatment completed) and unsuccessful treatment outcome (death, loss to follow-up, failure). Taking unsuccessful treatment outcome as the outcome va

SUBMITTER: Ngosa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11469523 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature