Determinants of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Patients Attending at Public Health Facilities of Omonada District, South West Ethiopia: A Matched Case Control Study

Alemayew Terefa & Tesfalem Geremew

Department of Epidemiology, Institutes of Public Health, Jimma University, Ethiopia

Alemayew Terefa & Tesfalem Geremew, Department of Epidemiology, Institutes of Public Health, Jimma University, Ethiopia.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Determinant Factors; Matched Case Control Study; Southwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease and has remained a major global health problem. It is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking above HIV/AIDS. Ethiopia is among the 30 high TB and MDR-TB burden countries.

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