Open AccessUndernutrition and Treatment Success in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda
Author(s) -
Joseph Baruch Baluku,
Sharon Namiiro,
Martin Nabwana,
Winters Muttamba,
Bruce Kirenga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s332148
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , body mass index , tuberculosis , odds ratio , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , mass index , severe acute malnutrition , cohort , pediatrics , pathology
Undernutrition is associated with unfavourable treatment outcomes among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB). Factors influencing the treatment outcomes among undernourished people with DRTB are not well characterised. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with treatment success among undernourished people with DRTB in Uganda.