Samuel Dessu

Department of Public Health, Arba Minch college of Health Sciences, Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Publications

• Original Article   
  Survival Status and Treatment Outcome of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Patients Treated in Treatment Initiation Centers (TIC) in South Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
  Author(s): Tadele Girum*, Yihun Tariku and Samuel Dessu
  
  Background: The treatment of MDR-TB with second line drug is long, complex and costly, and has a considerable rate of adverse effects. The survival is short and mortality is high, particularly in developing countries. Even though MDR-TB treatment was started in 2013 Survival of MDRTB treatment in peripheral/third generation Treatment Initiation Centers (TIC) was not assessed. Therefore this study tried to assess the survival status and treatment outcome of MDR-TB treatment in the two TIC of SNNPR. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at Treatment Initiation Centers (TIC) in Yirgalem and Queen Eleni Memorial hospital. Coxproportional hazard regression model was built and variables that had P-value <0.25 in bivariate analysis considered candidates for multivariate analysis to determine independent predictor.. Read More»