Bernt F. Lindtjørn¹, Wonder G. Phiri², Gillian D. Mann³*
TB contributes in Guinea (PNG), significantly to the burden of disease. In 2014, the WHO estimate of incidence was 417 cases per 100,000 people. The aim of the study was to assess trends in the expansion of DOTS and treatment outcomes for tuberculosis in Guinea. Retrospective study was conducted during the 2015 and 2016, the collected data were analyzed for treatment and outcomes, and success rates. 162 TB cases were enrolled in this study. The data showed that more cases registered in the young age groups (20.4%), with 1.7:1 male to female ratio. Sputum-smear positive for AFB was 34.6%. Furthermore, cured, completed treatment, defaulter, treatment failure, died) of 56 patients are (69.6%, 9%, 16%, 3.6%, 0.0%) respectively. Our results concluded that further studies are recommended to see the impact of the DOTS programme on the prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis.
Keywords: Sputum-smear positive; DOTS; Retrospective study; Guinea
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