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Master of Public Health

Deaths during tuberculosis treatment among paediatric patients in a large tertiary hospital in Nigeria.

AUTHORS

Adamu AL , Aliyu MH , Galadanci NA , Musa BM , Gadanya MA , Gajida AU , Amole TG , Bello IW , Gambo S , Abubakar I , . PloS one. 2017 ; 12(8). e0183270

ABSTRACT

Despite availability of effective cure, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death in children. In many high-burden countries, childhood TB is underdiagnosed and underreported, and care is often accessed too late, resulting in adverse treatment outcomes. In this study, we examined the time to death and its associated factors among a cohort of children that commenced TB treatment in a large treatment centre in northern Nigeria.

Despite availability of effective cure, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death in children. In many high-burden countries, childhood TB is underdiagnosed and underreported, and care is often accessed too late, resulting in adverse treatment outcomes. In this study, we examined the time to death and its associated factors among a cohort of children that commenced TB treatment in a large treatment centre in northern Nigeria.

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