Treatment success rate among adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Izudi, D Semakula, R Sennono, IK Tamwesigire… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To summarise treatment success rate (TSR) among adult bacteriologically
confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (BC-PTB) patients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Design …

Health interventions among mobile pastoralists: a systematic review to guide health service design

H Wild, E Mendonsa, M Trautwein… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Mobile pastoralists are one of the last populations to be reached by health
services and are frequently missed by health campaigns. Since health interventions among …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in delivery of tuberculosis Services in Ethiopian Pastoralist Settings: clues for reforming service models and organizational structures

F Getnet, M Demissie, A Worku, T Gobena… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The End-TB strategy aims to see a world free of tuberculosis (TB) by
the coming decade through detecting and treating all cases irrespective of socioeconomic …

[HTML][HTML] Unfavorable outcomes in tuberculosis: multidimensional factors among adolescents in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MCB de Oliveira, CC Sant'Anna, RR Luiz… - The American Journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since 2018, adolescents have been included as a target group for tuberculosis (TB)
surveillance by the WHO. However, they are considered a neglected population, as there …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) on treatment of tuberculosis patients in public health facilities of Debre Tabor Town, Ethiopia …

C Genet, A Melese, A Worede - BMC research notes, 2019 - Springer
Objective The objective of this study is to assess effectiveness of directly observed treatment
short course (DOTS) in treatment of tuberculosis (TB) patients in all public health facilities of …

Comparison of first-line tuberculosis treatment outcomes between previously treated and new patients: a retrospective study in Machakos subcounty, Kenya

J Ndambuki, J Nzomo, L Muregi, C Mutuku… - International …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Since 2016, patients with rifampicin-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) have been
treated with the 6-month first-line regimen, regardless of treatment history. We assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with positive sputum tuberculosis culture in Northeast China

L Sichen, W Rui, Y Yue, L Xin, C Youbin, T Ze… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the drug resistance status of pulmonary
tuberculosis patients in Jilin Province. Methods: A retrospective survey was conducted on …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment outcomes of tuberculosis retreatment case and its determinants in west Ethiopia

MG Dedefo, MT Sirata, BM Ejeta… - The Open Respiratory …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern in the developing world.
World Health Organization's (WHO's) list of 30 high TB burden countries accounted for 87 …

[HTML][HTML] Unknown HIV status and the TB/HIV collaborative control program in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Arega, A Minda, G Mengistu, M Endale, A Agunie - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Ethiopia has shown significant efforts to address the burden of TB/HIV
comorbidity through the TB/HIV collaborative program. However, these diseases are still the …

High mortality during tuberculosis retreatment at a Ghanaian tertiary center: a retrospective cohort study

TC Bouton, A Forson, S Kudzawu, F Zigah… - Pan African Medical …, 2019 - ajol.info
Introduction: high mortality among individuals receiving retreatment for tuberculosis (RT-TB)
persists, although reasons for these poor outcomes remain unclear. Methods: we …