Treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB and its determinants at referral hospitals in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited empirical evidence in Ethiopia on the determinants of treatment outcomes of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) who were enrolled to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. Thus, this study investigated the determinants of treatment outcomes in patients with MDR-TB at referral hospitals in Ethiopia.

Design and methods

This study was underpinned by a cross-sectional quantitative research design that guided both data collection and analysis. Data is collected using structured questionnaire and data analyses was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Multi-variable logistic regression was used to control for confounders in determining the association between treatment outcomes of patients with MDR-TB and selecte

SUBMITTER: Wakjira MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853509 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature