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Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence of Patients in Kosovo.
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- Temporal Factors and Missed Doses of Tuberculosis Treatment. A Causal Associations Approach to Analyses of Digital Adherence Data.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2020Trial
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- Predicting treatment adherence in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: insights from socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical factors of patients in the rural Eastern Cape.Frontiers in tuberculosis · 2025Article
- Tuberculosis treatment adherence and associated factors in the Butha-Buthe district, Lesotho: a retrospective cohort study.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Evaluation of health-related quality of life and adherence among pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients receiving either Bedaquiline or Delamanid regimen at a teaching hospital in Eastern India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- 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
- Mobile application development for improving medication safety in tuberculosis patients: A quasi-experimental study protocol.PloS one · 2022Article
- Appraisal on patient compliance and factors influencing the daily regimen of anti-tubercular drugs in Mangalore city: A cross-sectional study.F1000Research · 2022Article
- Determinants of tuberculosis treatment interruption among patients in Vihiga County, Kenya.PloS one · 2021Article
- The effects of family, society and national policy support on treatment adherence among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Effect of Global Fund financial support for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2020Article
- Using electronic medication monitoring to guide differential management of tuberculosis patients at the community level in China.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Factors associated with hospitalization and death among TB/HIV co-infected persons in Porto Alegre, Brazil.PloS one · 2019Article
- Non-adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment, reasons and associated factors among TB patients attending at Gondar town health centers, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC research notes · 2018Article
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Abstract
settingThe poor patient adherence in tuberculosis (TB) treatment is considered to be one of the most serious challenges which reflect the decrease of treatment success and emerging of the Multidrug Resistance-TB (MDR-TB). To our knowledge, the data about patients' adherence to anti-TB treatment in our country are missing.
objectiveThis study was aimed to investigate the anti-TB treatment adherence rate and to identify factors related to eventual nonadherence among Kosovo TB patients.
designThis study was conducted during 12 months, and the survey was a descriptive study using the standardized questionnaires with total 324 patients.
resultsThe overall nonadherence for TB patient cohort was 14.5%, 95% CI (0.109-0.188). Age and place of residence are shown to have an effect on treatment adherence. Moreover, the knowledge of the treatment prognosis, daily dosage, side effects, and length of treatment also play a role. This was also reflected in knowledge regarding compliance with regular administration of TB drugs, satisfaction with the treatment, interruption of TB therapy, and the professional monitoring in the administration of TB drugs.
conclusionThe level of nonadherence TB treatment in Kosovar patients is not satisfying, and more health care worker's commitments need to be addressed for improvement.
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