Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Medical Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in Children and Associated Factors in Health Facilities of Shashemene Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Habtamu Molla Ayele*, Wondwosen Teklesilasie, Abebaye Aragaw and Daniel Molla Melese
Background: Treatment outcome results serve as a proxy of the quality of TB treatment for children in Ethiopia; data on TB treatment outcomes in children are limited. The aim of this study was, therefore, to determine the magnitude of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in children and associated factors in health facilities of Shashemene, Southern Ethiopia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was conducted from January 2016 and December 2021, at Shashemene town, Southern Ethiopia. Using a simple random sampling method, 390 registered TB patients who had known treatment outcomes were selected from the unit TB register logbook. The data was entered to Epi Info version 7 and analyzed using SPSS version 23 the characteristics and the treatment outcomes of patients were summarized using descriptive statistics.
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DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.22.8.230