Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019.
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality as a single infectious agent globally with increasing numbers of case notification in developing countries. This study seeks to investigate the clinical and socio-demographic factors of time to TB treatment interruption among Tuberculosis patients...
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| author | Evelyn Kimani Samuel Muhula Titus Kiptai James Orwa Theresa Odero Onesmus Gachuno |
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| description | Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality as a single infectious agent globally with increasing numbers of case notification in developing countries. This study seeks to investigate the clinical and socio-demographic factors of time to TB treatment interruption among Tuberculosis patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. We retrospectively analyzed data for all treatment outcomes patients obtained from TB tracing form linked with the Tuberculosis Information Basic Unit (TIBU) of patients in Kiambu County health facilities using time to treatment interruption as the main outcome. Categorical variables were presented using frequency and percentages. Kaplan-Meir curve was used to analyze probabilities of time to treatment interruptions between intensive and continuation phases. Log-rank test statistics was used to compare the equality of the curves. Cox proportion model was used to determine determinants of treatment interruption. A total of 292 participants were included in this study. Males were 68%, with majority (35%) of the participants were aged 24-35 years; 5.8% were aged 0-14 years and 5.1% aged above 55 years. The overall treatment success rate was 66.8% (cured, 34.6%; completed 32.2%), 60.3% were on intensive phase of treatment. Lack of knowledge and relocation were the major reasons of treatment interruptions. Patients on intensive phase were 1.58 times likely to interrupt treatment compared to those on continuation phase (aHR: 1.581; 95%CI: 1.232-2.031). There is need to develop TB interventions that target men and middle aged population in order to reduce treatment interruption and increase the treatment success rates in the County and Country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02de1a608df24e7380fc0a935a0d2e8b2022-12-21T19:30:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01164e024882010.1371/journal.pone.0248820Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019.Evelyn KimaniSamuel MuhulaTitus KiptaiJames OrwaTheresa OderoOnesmus GachunoTuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality as a single infectious agent globally with increasing numbers of case notification in developing countries. This study seeks to investigate the clinical and socio-demographic factors of time to TB treatment interruption among Tuberculosis patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. We retrospectively analyzed data for all treatment outcomes patients obtained from TB tracing form linked with the Tuberculosis Information Basic Unit (TIBU) of patients in Kiambu County health facilities using time to treatment interruption as the main outcome. Categorical variables were presented using frequency and percentages. Kaplan-Meir curve was used to analyze probabilities of time to treatment interruptions between intensive and continuation phases. Log-rank test statistics was used to compare the equality of the curves. Cox proportion model was used to determine determinants of treatment interruption. A total of 292 participants were included in this study. Males were 68%, with majority (35%) of the participants were aged 24-35 years; 5.8% were aged 0-14 years and 5.1% aged above 55 years. The overall treatment success rate was 66.8% (cured, 34.6%; completed 32.2%), 60.3% were on intensive phase of treatment. Lack of knowledge and relocation were the major reasons of treatment interruptions. Patients on intensive phase were 1.58 times likely to interrupt treatment compared to those on continuation phase (aHR: 1.581; 95%CI: 1.232-2.031). There is need to develop TB interventions that target men and middle aged population in order to reduce treatment interruption and increase the treatment success rates in the County and Country.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248820 |
| spellingShingle | Evelyn Kimani Samuel Muhula Titus Kiptai James Orwa Theresa Odero Onesmus Gachuno Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. PLoS ONE |
| title | Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. |
| title_full | Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. |
| title_short | Factors influencing TB treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in Kiambu County, 2016-2019. |
| title_sort | factors influencing tb treatment interruption and treatment outcomes among patients in kiambu county 2016 2019 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248820 |
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