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Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?

Authors: Olusola Adejumo, Olusoji Daniel, Andrew Otesanya, Temitope , ADEJUMO Esther , Husseine A. Abdur-razzaq

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Clinical Medicine

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Background: This study assessed treatment interruption of tuberculosis (TB) patients managed by treatment supporters and health care workers and other predictors of treatment interruption. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. Four hundred and seventy new smear positive TB patients above 14 years of age were consecutively recruited between October 1 and December 31 2012 from 34 (23 public and 11 private) directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) facilities that offered TB treatment and microscopy services. They were followed up till treatment was completed. Logistic regression was used to assess the predictors of treatment interruption. Results: A significantly higher proportion of smokers (58.6% vs 38.3%, p = 0.030), patients supervised by treatment supporters (44.4% vs 34.7%, p = 0.032), patients not counselled before initiation of treatment (55.6% vs 38.2%, p = 0.041), patients managed at private DOTS facilities (50% vs 36.3%, p = 0.010) and TB/HIV co-infected patients (54.2% vs 38.6%, p = 0.038) had treatment interruption. Predictors of treatment interruption were supervision by treatment supporters, smoking, lack of pre-treatment counselling and TB/HIV co-infection. Conclusion: A higher proportion of patients supervised by treatment supporters had treatment interruption than those supervised by health care workers. There may be a need to review the concept of treatment supervision by treatment supporters in Lagos state Nigeria.

Treatment Supporter, Treatment Interruption, Tuberculosis, DOTS, Nigeria

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Olusola,A.A Olusoji,J.D Andrew,F.O Temitope,A. ADEJUMO,E. Husseine,A.A . (0000). Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?, 7 (), 389-389.

Olusola,A.A Olusoji,J.D Andrew,F.O Temitope,A. ADEJUMO,E. Husseine,A.A . "Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?" 7, no (), (0000): 389-389.

Olusola,A.A and Olusoji,J.D and Andrew,F.O and Temitope,A. and ADEJUMO,E. and Husseine,A.A and . (0000). Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?, 7 (), pp389-389.

OlusolaAA, OlusojiJD, AndrewFO, TemitopeA, ADEJUMOE, HusseineAA, . Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?. 0000, 7 ():389-389.

Olusola,Adedeji Adejumo, Olusoji,James Daniel, Andrew,Folarin Otesanya, Temitope,Ashipa , ADEJUMO,Esther , and Husseine,A. Abdur-razzaq . "Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?", 7 . (0000) : 389-389.

O.Adedeji Adejumo O.James Daniel A.Folarin Otesanya T.Ashipa A.Esther & H.A. Abdur-razzaq , "Factors Affecting Treatment Interruption among TB Patients in Lagos Nigeria: Is There Any Need for Treatment Supporters?" vol.7, no., pp. 389-389, 0000.

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