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Adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence and determinants of anti-tuberculosis treatment non-adherence in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Elderly Individuals with Tuberculosis: A Qualitative Study.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2023Article
- Time Trend Analysis of Tuberculosis Treatment While Using Digital Adherence Technologies-An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Eleven Projects across Ten High Tuberculosis-Burden Countries.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Factors predicting self-report adherence (SRA) behaviours among DS-TB patients under the "Integrated model": a survey in Southwest China.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Investigating the Relationship between Knowledge and Hepatotoxic Effects with Medication Adherence of TB Patients in Banyumas Regency, Indonesia.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- Nonadherence Predictors to Tuberculosis Medications among TB Patients in Gambella Region of Ethiopia.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022Article
- Determinants of adherence to anti-TB treatment and associated factors among adult TB patients in Gondar city administration, Northwest, Ethiopia: based on health belief model perspective.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2021Article
- Directly Observed Therapy to Measure Adherence to Tuberculosis Medication in Observational Research: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Factors Influencing Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment in Ethiopia: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Assessment of Anti-TB Drug Nonadherence and Associated Factors among TB Patients Attending TB Clinics in Arba Minch Governmental Health Institutions, Southern Ethiopia.Tuberculosis research and treatment · 2018Article
- Effects of sociodemographic characteristics and patients' health beliefs on tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ethiopia: a structural equation modelling approach.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2017Article
- The Effect of Psychosocial Factors and Patients' Perception of Tuberculosis Treatment Non-Adherence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2017Article
- The Ethiopian initiative to build sustainable capacity for operational research: overview and lessons learned.Public health action · 2014Article
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Abstract
settingTuberculosis (TB) patients in Mekelle Zone, Tigray Region, in Ethiopia.
objectiveTo investigate adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment.
designA cross-sectional study in health facilities providing anti-tuberculosis treatment was conducted. Adherence was measured in three ways: through self-reported missed doses, by visual analogue scale whereby patients rate their own adherence and by record review. A patient was considered to be adherent if 90% or more of the prescribed medication was taken.
resultOf 278 TB patients included, 101 were in the intensive and 177 in the continuation phase. Respectively 67 (24.1%), 130 (46.8%) and 80 (28.8%) patients had smear-positive, smear-negative and extra-pulmonary TB. Self-report of missed doses and record review indicated adherence of respectively 273 (97.3%) and 271 (97.5%) patients. By visual analogue scale, 250 (91.6%) patients rated themselves as adherent. History of drug side effects (aOR 0.25, 95%CI 0.08-0.77) and knowledge about TB prevention (aOR 0.19, 95%CI 0.05-0.8) were independently associated with being adherent in this setting.
conclusionAdherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment was high in our study. Adherence support should be given to the poor, the elderly, patients co-infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, alcohol abusers and smokers. Health education on TB prevention should be given to all TB patients regularly.
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