ArticleTuberculosis research and treatment2018
An Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes in a Cohort of Clients on the DOTS Strategy, 2012-2016.
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- Factors influencing treatment success in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Patients at Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ashanti Region, Ghana: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study.Tuberculosis research and treatment · 2021Article
- National Control of Tuberculosis: Does Primary Health Care System Play a Crucial Role in the Fight Against Tuberculosis?Turkish thoracic journal · 2019Article
- Reflecting on tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the Volta region of Ghana: a retrospective pool analysis of a multicentre cohort from 2013 to 2017.Global health research and policy · 2019Article
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Abstract
We present, for the first time, an evaluation of treatment outcomes in a cohort at a TB referral centre in the Central Region of Ghana. Of the 213 clients placed on DOTS, 59.2% (126/213) were sputum smear-positive. An overall cure rate of 90.2% (51.6% cured + 37.6% completed) and a death rate of 8.5% (18/213) were estimated. Of the number of clients who died, 5.7% (12/213) were males (
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