The impact of rural residence and HIV infection on poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a large urban hospital: a retrospective cohort analysis

The impact of rural residence and HIV infection on poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes in a large urban hospital: a retrospective cohort analysis

Abstract Background Successful tuberculosis (TB) treatment is essential to effective TB control. TB-HIV coinfection, social determinants and access to services influenced by rural residence can affect treatment outcome. We examined the separate and joint effects of rural residence and HIV infection...

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Main Authors: Aishatu Lawal Adamu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Najiba Aliyu Galadanci, Baba Maiyaki Musa, Umar Muhammad Lawan, Usman Bashir, Ibrahim Abubakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Nigeria
Treatment outcome
Poor treatment outcome
Rural residence
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0714-8

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