Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis Patients at Debre Tabor General Hospital, Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia
  Author(s): Tesfaye Andualem* and Wubet Taklual
  
  Background: Tuberculosis is still a global health problem. Especially, in developing countries where overcrowded and lack of awareness for transmission of the disease is existed. According to WHO, to monitor the effectiveness of tuberculosis prevention and control program, assessing tuberculosis outcome is important. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients in Debre Tabor general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. Materials: A retrospective cross sectional study was carried out among 455 TB cases in Debre Tabor general hospital which was reported between 2016-2018. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 22 software. Binary and multivariable logistic regression was done to identify predictors of TB treatment outcome. Statistical significance was declared at 95%CI. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.23.11.281

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