Beshir Brdru Nasir
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Title: The impact of COVID-19 on Tuberculosis detection and treatment at healthcare facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A multi-center study
Biography
Biography: Beshir Brdru Nasir
Abstract
Ethiopia is among the high TB burden countries and COVID- 19 has overtaken every other health issue in resource-limited settings. Its impacts on TB care include increasing undiagnosed TB patients, medication adherence and increase resistance. Thus, assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on TB care is paramount to implement a unique program for the management of TB during COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed study design was employed among randomly selected 10 health centres and 3 hospitals in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The study period was March 4/2020 to December 4/2020 while (March 4/2019 to December 4/2019) was used as a baseline. The quantitative data was collected from TB patients’ medical registry, laboratory registry and treatment follow-up chart. The qualitative data was collected using in-depth interviews.