| Autor: |
Ginenus, Fekadu, Firomsa, Bekele, Kumera, Bekele, Tsiyon, Girma, Getu, Mosisa, Mohammed, Gebre, Tamirat, Alemu, Tesfa, Tekle, Busha, Gamachu, Amenu, Diriba |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Patient preference and adherence |
| ISSN: |
1177-889X |
| Popis: |
Background Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment is the most challenging and hindering factor for successful tuberculosis therapy. The long duration of tuberculosis treatment and the undesirable effects of anti-tuberculosis drugs result in non-adherence to treatment among pediatric patients. Hence, this study was aimed to evaluate pediatrics adherence status among tuberculosis pediatric patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment at Nekemte Specialized Hospital. Methods A health facility-based cross-sectional study design was used to recruit pediatric TB patients who were receiving their treatment between February 15 and March 15, 2019. Adherence to tuberculosis therapy was evaluated using data obtained from face-to-face interviews of their respective caregivers. The collected data were entered into EPI-manager 4.0.2 software and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Logistic regression was used to analyze the variables and variables with p-value |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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