Effect of COVID-19 restriction measures on multidrug resistant tuberculosis case notifications and treatment outcomes at treatment centres in Uganda
Restrictive COVID-19 measures did not affect MDR-TB case notifications or treatment outcomes. Not being married and having a treatment delay greater than 7 days reduced the chances of a successful treatment outcome during COVID-19. The WHO and MoH should continue strengthening active case finding, contact screening and community engagement to consolidate MDR-TB control and management in preparation for similar future pandemics.
Authors
- Joan N. Kalyango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-2909)
- Achilles Katamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-4183)
- John Mukisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-0313)
- Pius Mukisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9334-3211)
- Andrew Weil Semulimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0588-1559)
- Charles Batte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0351-8705)
- Lydia Nakiyingi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-3198)
- Pamela Okwir Apio
- Monica Okwir Acen
Institutions
- Lira Hospital (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10330-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39