Open Access<p>Adherence to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment Among Pediatric Patients at Nekemte Specialized Hospital, Western Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Ginenus Fekadu,
Firomsa Bekele,
Kumera Bekele,
Tsiyon Girma,
Getu Mosisa,
Mohammed Gebre,
Tamirat Alemu,
Tesfa Tekle,
Busha Gamachu,
Amenu Diriba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s258292
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , pulmonary tuberculosis , logistic regression , regimen , pediatrics , cross sectional study , pathology
Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment is the most challenging and hindering factor for successful tuberculosis therapy. The long duration of tuberculosis treatment and the undesirable effects of anti-tuberculosis drugs result in non-adherence to treatment among pediatric patients. Hence, this study was aimed to evaluate pediatrics adherence status among tuberculosis pediatric patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment at Nekemte Specialized Hospital.