Determinants of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcome in Northern Red Sea region, Eritrea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eritrea has achieved the global target (90%) for tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate. Though, events of unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes (death, treatment failure, lost to follow up and not evaluated) could lead to further TB transmission and the development of resistant strains. Hence, factors related to these events should be explored and addressed. This study aims to fill the gap in evidence by identifying the determinants of unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes in Eritrea's Northern Red Sea region.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted in Eritrea's Northern Red Sea region. Data collected using a data extraction tool was analyzed using Stata version 13. Frequencies, proportions, median and standard deviations were used to describe the data. Fu

SUBMITTER: Araia ZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377576 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature