Publications

Treatment outcome of pediatric tuberculosis in eastern Ethiopia

Background Children are more vulnerable to developing active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection which causes significant morbidity and mortality. However, the contribution of childhood tuberculosis and its treatment outcomes have not been well documented, and no research has been conducted in eastern Ethiopia. Objective This study aimed to assess the treatment outcome […]

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Determinants of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Demelash Assefa1Berhanu Seyoum2Lemessa Oljira21KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation,Addis Ababa, 2 School of Public Health,College of Health and MedicalSciences, Haramaya University, Harar,Ethiopia Abstract: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been jeopardizing the global effort to prevent and control tuberculosis (TB). However, data on MDR-TB in Ethiopia in general, and in our study area in particular, […]

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