Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen

Despite the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment, TB remains the most challenging infectious disease worldwide due to augmented trend of mortality and morbidity. In addition, in Yemen, TB consider as the 4th causes of death. Presentstudy is designed to evaluates TB among smear positive pulmo...

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Main Author: Jaber, Ammar Ali Saleh
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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description Despite the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment, TB remains the most challenging infectious disease worldwide due to augmented trend of mortality and morbidity. In addition, in Yemen, TB consider as the 4th causes of death. Presentstudy is designed to evaluates TB among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) including treatment outcome, health related quality of life (HRQoL) and risk factors associated with TB defaulters. A prospective cohort study was designed. The study conducted in two high TB prevalent cities (Taiz and Al Hudaydah) of Yemen, between April 2014 and January 2016. Moreover, this study reported a lower success rate of 83% compare to WHO target of 85%.
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spelling usm-441632019-04-23T00:50:43Z http://eprints.usm.my/44163/ Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen Jaber, Ammar Ali Saleh RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Despite the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment, TB remains the most challenging infectious disease worldwide due to augmented trend of mortality and morbidity. In addition, in Yemen, TB consider as the 4th causes of death. Presentstudy is designed to evaluates TB among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) including treatment outcome, health related quality of life (HRQoL) and risk factors associated with TB defaulters. A prospective cohort study was designed. The study conducted in two high TB prevalent cities (Taiz and Al Hudaydah) of Yemen, between April 2014 and January 2016. Moreover, this study reported a lower success rate of 83% compare to WHO target of 85%. 2018-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44163/1/AMMAR%20ALI%20SALEH%20JABER.pdf Jaber, Ammar Ali Saleh (2018) Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Jaber, Ammar Ali Saleh
Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen
title Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen
title_full Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen
title_fullStr Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen
title_short Evaluation Of Treatment Outcomes, Factors Affecting Treatment Defaulting And Health Related Quality Of Life Of Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients In Yemen
title_sort evaluation of treatment outcomes, factors affecting treatment defaulting and health related quality of life of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in yemen
topic RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
url http://eprints.usm.my/44163/
http://eprints.usm.my/44163/1/AMMAR%20ALI%20SALEH%20JABER.pdf