Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients under directly observed treatment short-course at Debre Tabor General Hospital, northwest Ethiopia: nine-years retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data regarding tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes, proportion of TB/HIV co-infection and associated factors have been released at different TB treatment facilities in Ethiopia and elsewhere in the world as part of the auditing and surveillance service. However, these data are missing for the TB clinic offering directly observed treatment short-course (DOTs) at Debre Tabor General Hospital (DTGH).

Methods

The authors analysed the records of 985 TB patients registered at the DTGH from September 2008 to December 2016. Data on patients' sex, age, type of TB, and treatment outcomes were extracted from the TB treatment registration logbook. The treatment outcome of patients was categorized according to the National TB and Leprosy Control Program guidelines: cured, tre

SUBMITTER: Worku S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6389154 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature