Tuberculosis treatment default in a large tertiary care hospital in urban Nigeria: Prevalence, trend, timing and predictors

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 340-345

  Ifebunandu, Ngozi A ^a   Ukwaja, Kingsley N ^b  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Default; Factors; Nigeria; Outcome; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84869491747     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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