Journal of Agriculture and Horticulture Research(JAHR)

School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Determinants of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Among Tuberculosis Patients on Treatment in Gedeo Zone Public Healthcare Facilities, Southern Ethiopia, 2025. Unmatched Case‒Control Study
  Author(s): Mebrat Mengesha*, Alemselam Zebdewos, Taye Gari and Alemayehu Tadesse
  
  Introduction: Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains that do not respond to standard anti-TB drugs. Ethiopia ranked among the top 30 countries burdened by DR-TB in the world. Although drug-resistant tuberculosis is a growing public health concern in the Gedeo Zone, determinants of DR-TB are still inadequately explored, as few studies have been undertaken in this area. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the determinants of drug-resistant tuberculosis among TB patients receiving treatment. Objectives: To assess the determinants of drug-resistant tuberculosis among TB patients receiving treatment in Gedeo Zone public healthcare facilities, southern Ethiopia, 2025. Methods: An institution-based unmatched caseâ??control study was conducted from July .. Read More»
  

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