High mortality among tuberculosis patients on treatment in Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death in much of sub-Saharan
Africa despite available effective treatment. Prompt initiation of TB treatment and access to …
Africa despite available effective treatment. Prompt initiation of TB treatment and access to …
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 …
worldwide. More than 70% of the deaths of TB patients occur during the first two months of …
Survival analysis of risk factors for mortality in a cohort of patients with tuberculosis
Y **e, J Han, W Yu, J Wu, X Li… - Canadian respiratory …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Identify the treatment effects and risk factors for mortality in patients with pulmonary
tuberculosis receiving antituberculosis treatment under the Directly Observed Treatment …
tuberculosis receiving antituberculosis treatment under the Directly Observed Treatment …
Direct benefit transfer for nutritional support of patients with TB in India—analysis of national TB program data of 3.7 million patients, 2018–2022
K Jeyashree, P Shanmugasundaram… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients with TB have additional nutritional requirements and thus additional
costs to the household. Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) …
costs to the household. Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) …
Need for operational simplicity and timely disbursal of benefits—a qualitative exploration of the implementation of a direct benefit transfer scheme for persons with …
M Mohan, JWV Thangaraj, S Pandey… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2024 - mednexus.org
Background Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) is a direct benefit transfer scheme of the
Government of India introduced in 2018 to support the additional nutritional requirements of …
Government of India introduced in 2018 to support the additional nutritional requirements of …
Screening for severe illness at diagnosis has the potential to prevent early TB deaths: programmatic experience from Karnataka, India
HD Shewade, SB Nagaraja, B Vanitha… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated response, TB
deaths increased for the first time in a decade. In any potentially fatal illness, an assessment …
deaths increased for the first time in a decade. In any potentially fatal illness, an assessment …
Timing, rates, and causes of death in a large South African tuberculosis programme
Background Tuberculosis (TB) mortality remains high across sub-Saharan Africa despite
integration of TB and HIV/ART programmes. To inform programme design and service …
integration of TB and HIV/ART programmes. To inform programme design and service …
Reduction of HIV-associated excess mortality by antiretroviral treatment among tuberculosis patients in Kenya
Background Mortality from TB continues to be a global public health challenge. TB ranks
alongside Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the leading infectious causes of death …
alongside Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the leading infectious causes of death …
Early mortality during initial treatment of tuberculosis in patients co-infected with HIV at the Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon: an 8-year retrospective cohort study …
JJR Bigna, JJN Noubiap, AA Agbor, CS Plottel… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding contributors to mortality during the initial phase of tuberculosis
(TB) treatment in patients co-infected with HIV would guide targeted interventions to improve …
(TB) treatment in patients co-infected with HIV would guide targeted interventions to improve …
Underweight increases the risk of early death in tuberculosis patients
YF Yen, FI Tung, BL Ho, YJ Lai - British Journal of Nutrition, 2017 - cambridge.org
Evidence regarding the association between BMI and mortality in tuberculosis (TB) patients
is limited and inconsistent. We investigated the impact of BMI on TB-specific and non-TB …
is limited and inconsistent. We investigated the impact of BMI on TB-specific and non-TB …