Epidemiology and Control of diabetes - tuberculosis comorbidity in Eswatini: protocol for the prospective study of tuberculosis patients on predictive factors, treatment outcomes and patient management practices.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies indicate people with diabetes mellitus (DM) may have varying treatment outcomes when receiving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) and that TB infection or its treatment may predispose them to develop an abnormal blood glucose or type 2 DM. This has implications for Eswatini which is a high TB burden country and with increasing cases of non-communicable diseases including DM. This study will describe the epidemiology of DM-TB comorbidity in a prospective cohort of patients receiving TB treatment and identify best practices for integration of care for non-communicable diseases into TB services in Eswatini.

Methods and analysis

This study will employ a mixed-methods approach. Data from a prospective cohort of newly enrolled patients with TB at 12 heal

SUBMITTER: Williams V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213760 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature