Prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rate of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. It is becoming an emerging public health problem in East Africa. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among pulmonary tuberculosis positive individuals in the region has not been thoroughly investigated.

Aim

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to estimate the pooled prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among newly diagnosed and previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis cases in East African countries.

Methods

English published articles were systematically searched from six electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Science direct, Web of Science, and Google scholar. The pooled prevalence of multidrug-resistant tu

SUBMITTER: Molla KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9246177 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature