title: Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among retreatment patients registered by private practitioners in Myanmar.
abstract: The objectives of this retrospective cohort study were to report treatment outcomes and identify factors associated with treatment failure among all retreatment tuberculosis (TB) patients registered in the public-private mix DOTS programme of Populations Services International-Myanmar over 6 years. Among 3643 retreatment patients, 2657 (73%) were successfully treated and 309 (8.5%) failed. This study shows that retreatment patients who have failed treatment for their first TB episode are almost twice as likely to fail a second time (13.5%). We have identified some key programmatic challenges associated with retreatment TB in the private sector, and steps are being taken to address this issue.
authors.affiliation: Population Services International, Mandalay, Myanmar.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Win
authors.affiliation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Edginton
authors.affiliation: Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hinderaker
authors.affiliation: Population Services International, Mandalay, Myanmar.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Minn
authors.affiliation: Population Services International, Mandalay, Myanmar.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Linn
keywords: PPM-DOTS; PSI-Myanmar; operational research