Treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sabah, Malaysia – a retrospective cohort study
There was an increase in the proportion of TB that was DR-TB, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic in Sabah. Non-citizens and male sex were the most significant predictors of poor treatment outcomes among those with DR-TB.
Authors
- Stephanie T. Yerkovich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4163-4782)
- Giri Shan Rajahram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8123-476X)
- Christopher Lowbridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8307-9583)
- Anne B. Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-3706)
- Michelle May D. Goroh
- Yao Long Lew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5704-1151)
- A M H Seow
- Ryan Yee Wei Teo
Institutions
- Monash University Malaysia (MY)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Sabah Wildlife Department (MY)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Sabah Environmental Trust (MY)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health in Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100616
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- BHF Centre of Research Excellence, Oxford
- National Health and Medical Research Council