Prevalence and determinants of depression among multi drug resistant (MDR) TB cases registered under national tuberculosis elimination program in Ahmedabad City

• Main Authors: Rashmi Sharma (Author), Harsh Bakshi (Author), Shailesh Prajapati (Author), Gneyaa S Bhatt (Author), Rajesh Mehta (Author), Kiran C Rami (Author), Prakash Mehta (Author), Tejas Shah (Author), Roshni Dave (Author), Azba Peerzada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) increases the risk of depression, lowers treatment compliance leading to poor outcomes. Objectives:To (1) document the prevalence of depression among MDR-TB cases registered at tuberculosis units (TUs) of Ahmedabad city and (2) assess determinant...