Factors influencing patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Ethiopia: a literature review

ZS Nezenega, L Perimal-Lewis, AJ Maeder - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem and one of the
leading causes of death among infectious diseases. Although TB can be cured with first-line …

Effectiveness of nutritional support to improve treatment adherence in patients with tuberculosis: a systematic review

F Wagnew, D Gray, T Tsheten, M Kelly… - Nutrition …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context Nutritional interventions substantially improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes
and prevent complications. However, there is limited evidence about the connections …

Tuberculosis treatment outcome and predictors in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MY Teferi, Z El-Khatib, MT Boltena… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review aimed to summarize and estimate the TB treatment success rate and factors
associated with unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes in Africa. Potentially eligible primary …

A long-acting formulation of rifabutin is effective for prevention and treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M Kim, CE Johnson, AA Schmalstig, A Annis… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)
and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Successful treatment requires strict …

Prevalence and predictive factors of tuberculosis treatment interruption in the Asia region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AL Oh, M Makmor-Bakry, F Islahudin, ICK Wong - BMJ global health, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) treatment interruption remains a critical challenge leading to
poor treatment outcomes. Two-thirds of global new TB cases are mostly contributed by Asian …

Prescription, over-the-counter (OTC), herbal, and other treatments and preventive uses for COVID-19

JA Yáñez, SA Chung, BR Román… - … and health management …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly worldwide and has challenged fragile
health care systems, vulnerable socioeconomic conditions, and population risk factors, and …

Barriers and facilitators to accessing tuberculosis care in Nepal: a qualitative study to inform the design of a socioeconomic support intervention

K Dixit, O Biermann, B Rai, TP Aryal, G Mishra… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Psychosocial and economic (socioeconomic) barriers, including poverty, stigma
and catastrophic costs, impede access to tuberculosis (TB) services in low-income countries …

[HTML][HTML] Video directly observed therapy for supporting and monitoring adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Uganda: a pilot cohort study

JN Sekandi, E Buregyeya, S Zalwango… - ERJ open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction Nonadherence to treatment remains an obstacle to tuberculosis (TB) control
worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using video directly …

Evaluation of implementation and effectiveness of digital adherence technology with differentiated care to support tuberculosis treatment adherence and improve …

AW Tadesse, Z Mohammed, N Foster, M Quaife… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Digital adherence technologies (DATs) are recommended to support
patient-centred, differentiated care to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes, but …

Factors influencing medication nonadherence to pulmonary tuberculosis treatment in Tibet, China: a qualitative study from the patient perspective

J Zhang, Y Yang, X Qiao, L Wang, J Bai… - Patient preference …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Medication nonadherence is one of the most significant obstacles to tuberculosis
(TB) control worldwide. Identification of the factors associated with medication …