The Pan African Medical Journal (Jun 2015)

Risk factors for tuberculosis treatment failure among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in four health regions of Burkina Faso, 2009: case control study

  • Bernard Sawadogo,
  • Khin San Tint,
  • Mufuta Tshimanga,
  • Lazarus Kuonza,
  • Laurent Ouedraogo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.21.152.4827
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 152

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: in Burkina Faso, the tuberculosis (TB) treatment failure rate increased from 2.5% in 2000 to 8.3% in 2006. The risk factors for TB treatment failure in the country are not well known. The study aims to determine the risk factors for treatment failure among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in four health region of Burkina Faso and to recommend appropriate interventions.

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