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Treatment outcomes of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and its predictors among male prison inmates in Bauchi State, Nigeria, 2014-2018

2020-02-05

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background : Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease and its transmissibility potential is increased in congregate settings like the prisons. TB incidence rates are five to fifty times higher among prison inmates than the general population which has a direct impact on the outcome of TB treatment. There is paucity of information on TB treatment outcomes and its predictors in Nigerian...

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10.21203/rs.2.17443/v2
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