Mortality disparities among children and adolescents with tuberculosis in Tanzania Mainland from January 2023 to December 2023: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Every year, over 10 million people worldwide contract tuberculosis (TB). The 2024 World Health Organisation TB global report indicated that 32% of the total deaths were children and adolescents under 15 years old. The scale of TB highlights the urgent need for action to end the global epidemic by 2030. This study aims to evaluate the mortality rate, survival probabilities, and factors associated with mortality among children and adolescents with TB in Tanzania. A retrospective cohort study was conducted from the Tanzania National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme data, which included individuals under 15 years old who began TB treatment between 1st January 2023 and 31st December 2023. The last patient's end-of-follow-up time was on 16th June 2024. The primary outcome of interest in our st

SUBMITTER: Torokaa PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12574849 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature