Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors among Tuberculosis Patients from Selected Rural Eastern Cape Hospitals: An Ambidirectional Study
An essential metric for determining the efficacy of tuberculosis (TB) control programs is the evaluation of TB treatment outcomes; this study was conducted to investigate treatment outcomes and associated factors among tuberculosis patients in rural areas of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Assessing tre...
Main Authors: | Lindiwe M. Faye, Mojisola C. Hosu, Joshua Iruedo, Sandeep Vasaikar, Kolisa A. Nokoyo, Urgent Tsuro, Teke Apalata |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/6/315 |
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