Risk Factors for Treatment Failure Among Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Risk Factors for Treatment Failure Among Patients with Pulmonary TuberculosisAbstractBackground The treatment failure is a health and economic burden as the patient remains a source of infection in the community and it may lead to the development of multidrug resistance .Aims: To identify the risk factors associated with TB treatment failure among patients with pulmonary TB and To describe relations between risk factors associated with TB treatment failure among patients with pulmonary TB. Research design: A descriptive design was utilize. Sample: one hundred and ten adult male and female patients were diagnosed with treatment failure of pulmonary TB attend to the same setting and aged ranged from 20 to 65 years old. Setting: Chest diseases department & outpatient clinic at Assiut University hospital and chest hospital at Assiut city. Tools: Patient assessment sheet and Patient's Risk factors for treatment failure of pulmonary TB sheet. Results: show that majority of patient participants had poor knowledge about TB (86.4%), had inadequate nutrition (78.2%), poor adherence of oral medication (70%), and unsatisfied family support (54.5%) and poor health due to chronic disease (67.3%). Conclusion: Regarding risk factors of the studied patients; most risk factors for treatment failure for TB were knowledge, oral medication adherence and family support. Recommendations: It is important to identify risk factors for treatment failure of pulmonary TB so that appropriate prevention strategies can be implemented and its preventive measures. Key words: Risk factors, Treatment failure, Pulmonary tuberculosis.