Mamo Feyissa 
	
					    												
Ethiopia						                            
                            
						
 Research Article
												Assessment of the Survival Status and Risk Factors for the Mortality among Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients at Adama and Bishoftu General Hospitals, Oromia, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study 						
Author(s): Debalke Fantaw, Mamo Feyissa, Shifa Hamid and Workineh ShibeshiDebalke Fantaw, Mamo Feyissa, Shifa Hamid and Workineh Shibeshi             
						
												
				 Background: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is a widespread global problem. The magnitude of this disease varies significantly from country to country and the treatment outcomes are inadequately described in Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess the survival status and risk factors for mortality of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients at Adama and Bishoftu General Hospitals in Ethiopia. Methods: Retrospective cohort study design was conducted among multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients treated from May, 2013 to August, 2017 at Adama and Bishoftu General Hospitals. Data were collected using standardized data abstraction format. Data were analysed using STATA Version 13 statistical software. Risks were estimated for the entire follow-up time corresponding to each event occurrence using Kaplan-Meier method and the covariates were fitted to .. View More»