Addressing TB multimorbidity in policy and practice: An exploratory survey of TB providers in 27 high-TB burden countries

In people with TB, co-existence of long-term conditions (e.g., depression, diabetes and HIV) and risk factors (e.g.,alcohol misuse, malnutrition, and smoking) are associated with increased mortality and poor treatment outcomes including delayed recovery, TB treatment failure and relapse. However, it...

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Main Authors: Alexander Jarde, Noemia Siqueira, Saima Afaq, Farah Naz, Muhammad Irfan, Pervaiz Tufail, Faiza Aslam, Olamide Todowede, Shagoofa Rakhshanda, Humaira Khalid, Yan Lin, Olivia Bierman, Asma Elsony, Helen Elsey, Najma Siddiqi, Kamran Siddiqi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022227/?tool=EBI