Health-related quality of life among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Pakistan.

Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of pulmonary TB patients has not been assessed in Pakistan. We assessed self-reported HRQoL of pulmonary TB patients in Karachi, Pakistan utilizing the EQ-5D and EQ-VAS prior to, during, and after completion of TB treatment.

Methods: We enrolled 226 pulmonary TB patients in a longitudinal cohort study.