Factors Associated with Mortality among Patients on TB Treatment in the Southern Region of Zimbabwe, 2013

Autor: Kudakwashe C. Takarinda, Charles Sandy, Nyasha Masuka, Patrick Hazangwe, Regis C. Choto, Tsitsi Mutasa-Apollo, Brilliant Nkomo, Edwin Sibanda, Owen Mugurungi, Anthony D. Harries, Nicholas Siziba

Publikováno v: Tuberculosis Research and Treatment, Vol 2017 (2017)

Background. In 2013, the tuberculosis (TB) mortality rate was highest in southern Zimbabwe at 16%. We therefore sought to determine factors associated with mortality among registered TB patients in this region. Methodology. This was a retrospective r

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Factors Associated with Mortality among Patients on TB Treatment in the Southern Region of Zimbabwe, 2013.

Autor: Takarinda KC; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe; International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France., Sandy C; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Masuka N; Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Hazangwe P; World Health Organisation Country Office, Harare, Zimbabwe., Choto RC; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mutasa-Apollo T; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Nkomo B; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Sibanda E; Health Services Department, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe., Mugurungi O; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe., Harries AD; International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK., Siziba N; AIDS & TB Department, Ministry of Health & Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Publikováno v: Tuberculosis research and treatment [Tuberc Res Treat] 2017; Vol. 2017, pp. 6232071. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 02.