Time to Death and Associated Factors among Tuberculosis Patients in Dangila Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia.

BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. More than 70% of the deaths of TB patients occur during the first two months of TB treatment. The major risk factors that increase early death of TB patients are being positive for human immunodeficiency v...

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Main Authors: Abayneh Birlie, Getnet Tesfaw, Tariku Dejene, Kifle Woldemichael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4687639?pdf=render