A retrospective study on tuberculosis treatment outcomes at Jinka General Hospital, southern Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes
; 10(1): 680, 2017 Dec 04.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Information on tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes would be useful for the improvement of the TB control program. The aim of the present study was to evaluate treatment outcomes of TB and identify associated factors in TB patients at the Jinka General Hospital (JGH), remote Zone of Ethiopia.RESULT:
The result showed that 13.1% (154/1172) of the cases were cured, 60.9% treatment completed, 10.2% died and 9.1% were lost to follow-up. Thus, the overall treatment success rate was 74%. Male patients [AOR = 0.70 (0.52-0.93)] and HIV co-infected patients [AOR = 0.67 (0.45-0.98)] were associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Infecções por HIV
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Antituberculosos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Res Notes
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article