title: Short-term and long-term outcomes following DOTS-based treatment for tuberculosis patients in Burkina Faso.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was initiated in Burkina Faso's National Tuberculosis Programme to confirm successful treatment results within 3 months of completing treatment and to characterise longer-term outcomes 12-24 months after completion. The sample (n = 278) included 91 patients who had completed treatment 0-3 months earlier ('short-term' sample) and 187 patients who had completed treatment 12-24 months earlier ('long-term' sample). All sputum specimens from the short-term sample were confirmed as negative. In the long-term sample, among 154 patients with available information, 13 (8%) had died, 24 were not traced, and 117 (76%) were interviewed and had sputum examinations, of which 2 (2%) were smear-positive. Recording of successful treatment outcomes shows good validity.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doulougou
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kouanda
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nikiéma
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ouédraogo
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiendrébeogo
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sondo
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greenwell
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salomon
keywords: Burkina Faso; DOTS; treatment follow-up; tuberculosis