ArticleAdvances in preventive medicine2020
Undernutrition and Mortality among Adult Tuberculosis Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Magnitude and determinants of undernutrition among tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Malnutrition assessment methods in adult patients with tuberculosis: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Predictors of mortality in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Magnitude of undernutrition and associated factors among adult tuberculosis patients in West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Impact of premorbid nutritional status on TB severity.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2025Article
- Undiagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Individuals and Its Overlooked Transmission Risk for the Community in Central Ethiopia.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2025Article
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- Negative effects of undernutrition on sputum smear conversion and treatment success among retreatment cases in Uganda: A quasi-experimental study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- Nutritional status and associated factors among adult tuberculosis patients in public health centres of Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
- Determinants of Unsuccessful TB Treatment Outcomes Among Patients on Directly Observed Treatment Short Course in Jimma Town Health Facilities, Southwest Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- Different diets and their effect on tuberculosis prevention in HIV patients.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 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
- Malnutrition is Associated with an Increased Risk of Death in Hospitalized Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Propensity Score Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- Prevalence of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review andJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2021Article
- A Cross-sectional Study on the Magnitude of undernutrition in Tuberculosis Patients in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn developing countries, there are several adult tuberculosis (TB) patients suffering from profound undernutrition. Undernutrition is a significant risk factor for developing tuberculosis. In the world, TB is one of the top ten and leading causes of death. To appropriately intervene death of adult TB patients, it is crucial to understand the magnitude of undernutrition and its associated factors among them. The study assessed undernutrition and mortality among adult tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
methodsInstitutional-based retrospective study was conducted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from January 2019 to August 2019. The total sample size of the study was 284. The source populations were TB patients who have followed up for TB treatment at public health facilities of Addis Ababa. The sample size was allocated to the selected health facilities proportional to their size, and study subjects were enrolled to the study during the study period. Data were collected by a structured data sheet from the selected health center registration book. Data were entered into Epi Data software and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistical methods were used to summarize the sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants. Survival curves were generated using the Kaplan-Meier method for all TB patients.
resultA total of 284 study participants were included in the study. It was found that 46.8% of the study population have undernutrition (BMI <18.5 kg/m
conclusionAlmost half of the TB patients were undernourished at the start of anti-TB treatment based on BMI. From the malnourished, less than 20% of the participants gained weight and moved to normal weight at the end of the two-month intensive treatment period. The high death rate was reported among severely malnourished tuberculosis patients, but it needs a larger study to further understand predictors. To enhance the increment of nutritional status during treatment, the government should give attention to support nutritional supplements for TB patients.
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