International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS)
A Survey on Tuberculosis Patients Presenting to Port Moresby General Hospital after Defaulting Tuberculosis (Tb) Treatment
Published December 26, 2025 • Vol. 10, Issue 11, pp. 1544–1557Open Access
DOI: 10.51584/IJRIAS.2025.101100142
Abstract
Papua New Guinea for decades has been battling the very high prevalence of Tuberculosis (Tb) like other developing Nations. This nation faces many challenges in achieving desired cure rate in Papua New Guinea. Defaulting from tuberculosis (Tb) treatment has been one of the major obstacles to treatment management and an important challenge for TB control. Understanding of various factors accounting for treatment default could help to achieve better compliance from patients. Thus, the aim of the study is to look in depth into the causes and other related factors of Tb treatment default from Tb patients presenting to Port Moresby General Hospital after default in treatment, from May 2015 to May 2016.
Keywords: TB: tuberculosis, DOTs: Direct observe treatment short course
| Journal | International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2454-6194 |
| Volume / Issue | Volume 10, Issue 11 |
| Pages | 1544–1557 |
| Publication date | December 26, 2025 |
| DOI | 10.51584/IJRIAS.2025.101100142 |
| Publisher | RSIS International |
| License | Open Access |
How to cite this article
Mateus Pinheiro (2025). A Survey on Tuberculosis Patients Presenting to Port Moresby General Hospital after Defaulting Tuberculosis (Tb) Treatment. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), 10(11), 1544-1557. https://doi.org/10.51584/IJRIAS.2025.101100142
BibTeX
@article{Mateus2025,
title = {A Survey on Tuberculosis Patients Presenting to Port Moresby General Hospital after Defaulting Tuberculosis (Tb) Treatment},
author = {Mateus Pinheiro},
journal = {International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS)},
volume = {10},
number = {11},
pages = {1544--1557},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.51584/IJRIAS.2025.101100142},
publisher = {RSIS International}
}