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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
What proportion of patients diagnosed with TB and started on treatment in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, are registered?
International Health, Volume 4, No. 4, Year 2012
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Description
A retrospective record review was carried out in selected districts in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, to compare the number of patients diagnosed and started on anti-TB treatment with the number listed in the TB register. There were 574 patients (290 females) diagnosed and treated for TB during the first 6 months of 2010, of whom 248 (43%) were not registered. Not being registered was associated with attending a rural hospital. An unacceptably high proportion of patients diagnosed and treated for TB were not being registered and were therefore not reported to national authorities or the WHO. The registration process in Zimbabwe requires review. © 2012 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Murimwa, Tonderayi C.
Zimbabwe, Harare
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Zimbabwe
Sandy, Charles
Zimbabwe, Harare
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Zimbabwe
Mugurungi, Owen M.
Zimbabwe, Harare
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare Zimbabwe
Edginton, Mary E.
France, Paris
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Reid, Tony
Belgium, Brussels
Medecins Sans Frontieres, Brussels
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.inhe.2012.06.001
ISSN:
18763413
e-ISSN:
18763405
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Zimbabwe
Participants Gender
Female