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Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of “Transfer-Out” Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Gondar, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Belayneh, Tadesse
Kassu, Afework
Tigabu, Desalgne
Asmare, Gashaw
Tilaye, Sofanit
Klinkenberg, Eveline
Source
Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
During tuberculosis treatment, patients may transfer to continue treatment at another health facility.
To ensure adherence until treatment completion, keeping track of patients is paramount.
This study aimed to investigate treatment outcomes of patients who transferred out from the University of Gondar Hospital.
Methods.
This was a retrospective cohort evaluation of patients registered from 2009 to 2013.
Treatment outcomes were collected from the TB registers of receiving units using a standardized data capture format.
Results.
During the study period 3,707 patients initiated treatment and 47.5% (1,760) transferred out.
The study evaluated the outcome of 26% (457/1,760) patients, of whom 403 (88%) arrived in the receiving units.
Overall, 79% were successfully treated and 13.8% transferred out for a second time.
For all transferred-out cases, treatment outcomes were not reported to the referring unit.
Conclusion and Recommendation.
About half of the patients were transferred out to complete treatment elsewhere.
Although successful treatment outcome was obtained in 79% of patients, these results were not fed back to the referring unit.
Implementing a clear mechanism to communicate the arrival of and treatment outcome for transfer-out patients and appropriate patient education on treatment unit selection before treatment and during transfer-out are recommended.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Belayneh, Tadesse& Kassu, Afework& Tigabu, Desalgne& Asmare, Gashaw& Tilaye, Sofanit& Klinkenberg, Eveline. 2016. Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of “Transfer-Out” Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Gondar, Ethiopia. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120243
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Belayneh, Tadesse…[et al.]. Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of “Transfer-Out” Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Gondar, Ethiopia. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120243
American Medical Association (AMA)
Belayneh, Tadesse& Kassu, Afework& Tigabu, Desalgne& Asmare, Gashaw& Tilaye, Sofanit& Klinkenberg, Eveline. Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of “Transfer-Out” Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Gondar, Ethiopia. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120243
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120243