Preparedness of outpatient health facilities for ambulatory treatment with all-oral short DR-TB treatment regimens in Zhytomyr, Ukraine: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Tinne Gils (Author), Chinmay Laxmeshwar (Author), Marve Duka (Author), Khachatur Malakyan (Author), Olga Valentinovna Siomak (Author), Vitaly Stephanovich Didik (Author), Natalia Lytvynenko (Author), Yana Terleeva (Author), Dmytri Donchuk (Author), Petros Isaakidis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ukraine has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Mental health problems, including alcohol use disorder, are common co-morbidities. One in five DR-TB patients has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As part of health reform, the country is moving from inpatient c...