Influential Factors in the Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis in Directly Observed Therapy at the La General Hospital in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Abstract

However, the epidemic remains a global health threat considering the increasing comorbidity and multidrug resistance of TB. The WHO has reported that approximately 1.8 million deaths result from TB, while about 10.4 million new cases of the disease occurred worldwide in 2015, affecting 56% of men and 10% of children. China, Indonesia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and South Africa constitute 60% of 10.4 million new cases of TB [1]. Globally, the disease incidence was reported to decline by 1.5% from 2014 to 2015 [4].