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Olanisun P Adewole, MD, Bolanle A Omotoso, MD
…, the investigators anticipate a significant improvement in health and well being for patients. Patients will have the option of being treated with an effective and safe regimen with minimal side effects including patients with HIV/TB co-infection, as statins can be co-administer…
Nurlilah Ab Rahman
Tuberculosis is a global disease that carries with it high health and socio-economic burdens onto populations. Millions of people come down with the active form of the disease every year but the proportion of the world population that carries the latent form of this disease is be…
Beatrice Kirubi, Jane Rahedi Ong’ang’o, Peter Nguhiu, Knut Lönnroth, Aiban Rono, et al.
….7). Protective factors included receiving care at a public health facility: PR= 0.8 (95% CI 0.6-1.0), and a higher Body Mass Index (BMI): PR= 0.97 (95% CI 0.96-0.98). Pre TB expenditure, hospitalization and BMI were significant predictors in all sensitivity analysis scenarios. C…
Atefeh Sadeghi Shermeh, Majid Khoshmirsafa, Ali‐Akbar Delbandi, Payam Tabarsi, Esmaeil Mortaz, et al.
…s of it have a substantial economic burden on the community health system for diagnosis and treatment each year. Thus, investigation of this field is a priority for the world health organization (WHO). Cytokines play important roles in the relationship between the immune system a…
Nava Ruelas, Rocio del Rosario
…th other conditions often improves both physical and mental health outcomes. However, the impact of treating depression in people with TB on their mental health and TB-related outcomes remains unclear. Additionally, there is limited understanding of how to implement and deliver m…
Collins Timire, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Joconiah Chirenda, John Metcalfe, Katharina Kranzer, et al.
…d>Methods: </bold>We conducted a nationally representative, health facility-based survey with random cluster sampling among TB patients. We enrolled patients with drug susceptible (DS-TB) and drug resistant TB (DR-TB) consecutively. We administered a standardised questionnaire to…
Prince Malonda ma Ndungi, Blaise Idiamwana Kutokama, Bijou Masokolo Malamba, Dosithée Ngo-Bebe
…lungs. Economic and financial barriers can hinder access to healthcare services for the diagnosis and management of this disease. The objective of this study was to determine the cost of managing drug-sensitive tuberculosis in the Selembao Health Zone, specifically at the Diagnos…
Lisa Redwood
… that highlights the greater need for integration of mental health services in tuberculosis care.I thought
Ahmad Fuady
… death worldwide.1WHOGlobal tuberculosis report 2020. World Health Organization, Geneva2020Google Scholar The estimates arise from data and information collected by several methods: surveillance systems, prevalence surveys, mortality surveys, inventory studies (to capture unrepor…
Adnan A. Mubaraki
The authors pointed out an important topic, which is sometimes neglected by the treating physician.I would encourage the authors to elaborate on how long the duration of TB was in their cohort and how many patients were known to have depression.If there were known patients with d…
Jonas Michel Wolf
… to the intersection between infectious diseases and mental health, the research highlights a crucial but often neglected domain of TB management.The introductory sections provide a clear rationale for the study, underscoring the high burden of TB in Nigeria and the growing evide…
Sunday Olakunle Olarewaju, Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Ayomide Timilehin Kayode, Janet Oluwaseyi Ayinmodu, Olushina Ololade Oladeji, et al.
…obacterium tuberculosis_ is still one of the leading public health problems, despite advances in the effort to reduce its incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Studies have shown that the prevalence of depression correlated with the severity and duration of tuberculosis. Therefore…
Bolanle Adefowoke Ojokoh
…ngs where the intersection of infectious disease and mental health is often under-addressed.The study is timely and contributes to the growing body of literature exploring comorbidities in TB care.However, several areas require clari cation and revision to enhance the paper's sci…
Malaisamy Muniyandi, Karikalan Nagarajan
With the currently recommended 6-month antituberculosis therapy (ATT), 85% of people with drugsensitive tuberculosis could be cured.1 However, this regimen still requires four medications and a minimum of 6 months of therapy. Long duration of treatment and drug-related toxicity l…
S. Richardson, Pamela Vorster, Ronelle Burger, Matthias Rieger
…he feasibility and acceptability of a conversational mobile health (mHealth) platform running on WhatsApp to improve medication adherence among TB patients in a low-income community in South Africa. </sec> <sec> <title>METHODS</title> Adult patients newly diagnosed with DS TB com…
Aner H Khan
…on on treatment adherence among patients with PTB using the health belief model theory and MARS-5. 2. To evaluate the impact of pharmacist-led educational intervention on treatment outcomes among patients with PTB. 3. To evaluate the impact of pharmacist-led educational intervent…
Sunday Olakunle Olarewaju, Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Ayomide Timilehin Kayode, Janet Oluwaseyi Ayinmodu, Olushina Ololade Oladeji, et al.
…cobacterium tuberculosis is still one of the leading public health problems, despite advances in the effort to reduce its incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Studies have shown that the prevalence of depression correlated with the severity and duration of tuberculosis. Therefore…