ArticleSouth African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care2024
Factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients at health facilities of Maseru, Lesotho.
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- Trends and determinants of tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients at Hargeisa tuberculosis hospital, Somaliland (2019-2024): a multi-year retrospective study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Predictors of Treatment Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Optimizing Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in a High HIV-Burden Setting: A Study of Sputum Conversion and Regimen Efficacy in Rural South Africa.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rates (TSR) remain low in Lesotho. The country achieved TSR of 76% in 2020, which is far below the World Health Organization's 95% target set for 2030. This study determined the level of treatment success and factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes. This descriptive cross-sectional study used patient records to perform descriptive and logistic regression analyses. Sixty-one per cent of the 336 TB patients were male. Two hundred and eighty-nine had favourable outcomes, of which 10% died in the course of treatment. Patients ≤ 44 years old, and those with supported treatment, had lower odds of unfavourable treatment outcomes, respectively, adjusted odds ration [aOR] = 0.39 (95% CI: 0.19-0.78) and aOR = 0.22 (95% CI: 0.08-0.62), p 0.05.Contribution: The death of patients while on TB treatment needs to be addressed, including heightened advocacy for supported treatment.
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