A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM
According to National drug resistance survey 2017, 36.82% of previously treated patients have resistance to at least one ATT drug. This observational study was undertaken to evaluate the reasons for treatment interruption among patients presenting with history of treatment interruption at GHTM. Most...
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| description | According to National drug resistance survey 2017, 36.82% of previously treated patients have resistance to at least one ATT drug. This observational study was undertaken to evaluate the reasons for treatment interruption among patients presenting with history of treatment interruption at GHTM. Most patients interrupting treatment were found in the productive age group (82.5%), smokers(72%), alcoholic (82%), 12% of patients were not aware of treatment duration and 16% had other co morbidities. Most of the treatment interruption was after 2 months of ATT. This study provides and insight into reasons for treatment interruption and serves as a guidance to focus on pretreatment counseling with goal of reducing the emergence of drug resistant TB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-293e5a711b1047abbb8545ce69b44a0f2023-08-23T08:58:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu2772-63552772-63632018-01-011136A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTMR SridharV VinodkumarS KumarAccording to National drug resistance survey 2017, 36.82% of previously treated patients have resistance to at least one ATT drug. This observational study was undertaken to evaluate the reasons for treatment interruption among patients presenting with history of treatment interruption at GHTM. Most patients interrupting treatment were found in the productive age group (82.5%), smokers(72%), alcoholic (82%), 12% of patients were not aware of treatment duration and 16% had other co morbidities. Most of the treatment interruption was after 2 months of ATT. This study provides and insight into reasons for treatment interruption and serves as a guidance to focus on pretreatment counseling with goal of reducing the emergence of drug resistant TB.http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2018;volume=1;issue=1;spage=3;epage=6;aulast=Sridhar;type=0att interruptionreasonsghtm. |
| spellingShingle | R Sridhar V Vinodkumar S Kumar A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu att interruption reasons ghtm. |
| title | A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM |
| title_full | A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM |
| title_fullStr | A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM |
| title_short | A study on factors leading to treatment interruption among TB patients at GHTM |
| title_sort | study on factors leading to treatment interruption among tb patients at ghtm |
| topic | att interruption reasons ghtm. |
| url | http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2018;volume=1;issue=1;spage=3;epage=6;aulast=Sridhar;type=0 |
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