An investigation into the relationship between region specific quality of life and adverse tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Istanbul, Turkey

BABALIK A., KIZILTAS S., GENCER S., Kilicaslan Z.

REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.248-253, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2014.01.003
  • Dergi Adı: REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.248-253
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and objective: Istanbul has the highest incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Turkey. It is also the largest city, with considerable differences in quality of life across its urban regions. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between (i) the diverse quality of life across specific urban regions, (ii) TB incidence rates, inclusive of demographic and clinical characteristics of TB patients, and (iii) adverse treatment outcomes.