Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-1068
ISSN: 2161-1068
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Research Article
Determinants of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis among Patients Attending Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment from Peripheral Districts, Southern Ethiopia, 2019: A Case-Control Study
Author(s): Lankamo Ena Digesa*, Aklil Hailu Beyene and Erdaw Tachbele Betre
Introduction: The emergence of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a challenge for the global
prevention and control of tuberculosis. Ethiopia is one of the 30 multi-drug resistant tuberculosis burden
countries. There was little research evidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis from the peripheral parts of
the country.
Objectives: To identify determinants of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis among patients attending antituberculosis
treatment from peripheral districts in Southern Ethiopia.
Methods: A facility-based unmatched case-control study was conducted from March to April 2019 in Southern
Ethiopia. The cases were confirmed multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients, while controls were those who
declared cured or completed first-line anti-tuberculosis treatment. The study partici.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-1068.23.13.310