Determinants of treatment completion among rural smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional survey conducted in south-western Uganda

Determinants of treatment completion among rural smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional survey conducted in south-western Uganda

Abstract Background Treatment completion among tuberculosis patients remains low across various regions of Uganda, despite implementation of directly observed treatment short course. This study evaluated the determinants of treatment completion in a rural health sub-district of south western Uganda....

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Main Authors: Edgar Mugema Mulogo, Christopher Nahabwe, Fred Bagenda, Vincent Batwala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Treatment completion
Determinants
Rural Uganda
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0313-3

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