Factors influencing treatment default among tuberculosis patients in a high burden province of South Africa

Factors influencing treatment default among tuberculosis patients in a high burden province of South Africa

Objective: To determine and describe the factors influencing treatment default of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Free State Province of South Africa. Methods: A retrospective records review of pulmonary TB cases captured in the ETR.Net electronic TB register between 2003 and 2012 was performed. S...

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Main Authors:	G. Kigozi, C. Heunis, P. Chikobvu, S. Botha, D. van Rensburg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Treatment default HIV Antiretroviral therapy Free State Province South Africa
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216316253

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