Evolution of the Cure Rate of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Mbujimayi Case of the General Reference Hospital (HGR) Franciscan Sisters of Lukelenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A retrospective and descriptive cross-sectional study of tuberculosis patients treated at the General Reference Hospital (HGR) Franciscan Sisters of Lukelenge was carried out for the evolution of the healing rate of pulmonary tuberculosis over a period from 2010 to 2014. The cure rate varied from year to year; overall, this rate was 80.2%. It was 73.9% in 2010, 80% in 2011, 84.2% in 2012, 82.8% in 2013 and 80% in 2014. The male sex was the most affected with 58.5%. 72.6% of cases were secondary level, 84.5% of cases had received treatment for 6 months.
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