Prevalence and factors influencing drug-resistant tuberculosis in four regions of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The alarming rate of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) globally is a threat to treatment success among positive tuberculosis (TB) cases. Studies aimed at determining the prevalence, trend of DR-TB and socio-demographic and clinical risk factors contributing to DR-TB in the four regions of Ghana are currently unknown. This study sought to determine the prevalence and trend of DR-TB, identify socio-demographic and clinical risk factors that influence DR-TB, and analyse the relationship between underweight and adverse drug reactions and treatment outcomes among DR-TB patients in four regions of Ghana.

Method

It was a retrospective review conducted over 5 years, from January 2018 to the end of December 2022. The data were retrieved from the DR-TB registers and fol

SUBMITTER: Ba-Iredire E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12419598 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature