Default from tuberculosis treatment in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; who are these defaulters and why do they default?

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In Tashkent (Uzbekistan), TB treatment is provided in accordance with the DOTS strategy. Of 1087 pulmonary TB patients started on treatment in 2005, 228 (21%) defaulted. This study investigates who the defaulters in Tashkent are, when they default and why they default. METHODS:We reviewed the records of 126 defaulters (cases) and 132 controls and collected information on time of default, demographic factors, social factors, potential risk factors for default, characteristics of treatment and recorded reasons for default. RESULTS:Unemployment, being a pensioner, alcoholism and homelessness were associated with default. Patients defaulted mostly during the intensive phase, while they were hospitalized (61%), or just before they were to start the continuation phase (26%). Reasons for default listed in the records were various, 'Refusal of further treatment' (27%) and 'Violation of hospital rules' (18%) were most frequently recorded. One third of the recorded defaulters did not really default but continued treatment under 'non-DOTS' conditions. CONCLUSION:Whereas patient factors such as unemployment, being a pensioner, alcoholism and homelessness play a role, there are also system factors that need to be addressed to reduce default. Such system factors include the obligatory admission in TB hospitals and the inadequately organized transition from hospitalized to ambulatory treatment.

journal_name

BMC Infect Dis

journal_title

BMC infectious diseases

authors

Hasker E,Khodjikhanov M,Usarova S,Asamidinov U,Yuldashova U,van der Werf MJ,Uzakova G,Veen J

doi

10.1186/1471-2334-8-97

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-07-22 00:00:00

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97

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1471-2334

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1471-2334-8-97

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8

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