Childhood tuberculosis treatment outcome and its association with HIV co-infection in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Authors: Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Chalachew Adugna Wubneh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2020
• Subjects: Childhood; Ethiopia; HIV co-infection; Treatment outcome; Tuberculosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Briggs
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-020-00195-x; https://doaj.org/article/ce8baf68576048b7b0847d0b16012218

Abstract Background Tuberculosis is the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide, next to HIV. Hence, initiating and determining the national tuberculosis treatment program and outcome is crucial. However, the childhood tuberculosis treatment outcome in Ethiopia was not inv...