Evaluation of Millenium Development Goal for Control of Tuberculosis (Tb) in Nekemte Town (2010/11– 2014/15)

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dc.contributor.advisorAssefa Fassil (PhD)
dc.contributor.authorLechissa Ajema
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-19T12:28:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T04:22:03Z
dc.date.available2018-07-19T12:28:47Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T04:22:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis (TB)is one of the major public health problem wide spread world wide.AS Global TB report of 2014 showed, in 2013 alone there were about 9.0million newly infected and 1.5 million deaths. The problem was worse in Africa where our country Ethiopia is found. The present study was carried out in Nekemte town, one of the areas highly affected by the disease. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of ‘all TB cases’ in the study area in sex and age category, case detection rate(CDR), those co-infected with HIV and the treatment outcome of those attended DOTS(Directly Observed Therapy - Short course) service in the three government health care facilities found in Nekemte town in relation to MDG. A retrospective cross-sectional study design based on document analysis of TB Registry Unit of the patients found in the TB Center was used. The study results revealed that there were1246TB cases registered on the TB Registry Units in the five years (2010/11-2014/15) period of the study. Out of these cases644(51.7%) were males and 602(48.3%) females. Ninety eight point one percent(98.1%) of the cases were new TB cases. Results of age specific prevalence of TB cases revealed that the majority 1124(90.2%)patients were within the active productive age group(15 -64 years)that made TB a dangerous disease that affects the economy of the individual, family and the country as a whole. The case detection rate (CDR) in the study area was 38.9% which was lower than the national (62%),Regional(Africa)52% and global 64%. The area is not on track to meet the global target of 70% CDR by2015. In this study area, all TB patients were tested for HIV, indicating it has met the global target(100%) by 2015.The prevalence of TB/HIV co-infection in the study area was higher(18.7%) compared to the national prevalence (11%), that requires a collaborative activity of TB and HIV control program. Results for treatment outcome showed an overall treatment success rate of 85.5% .The treatment success rate of this study area has met the global target of 85%by 2015,but is lower to the national achievement of 91%, suggesting an improvement . Keywords: Tuberculosis, TB/HIV co-infection, Prevalence, case detection rate, Treatment outcome, treatment success rateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/9500
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAddis Ababa Universityen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.subjectTB/HIV Co-Infectionen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectCase Detection Rateen_US
dc.subjectTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.subjectTreatment Success Rateen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Millenium Development Goal for Control of Tuberculosis (Tb) in Nekemte Town (2010/11– 2014/15)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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