Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes and associated factors at Yirgalem General Hospital, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: The spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a significant challenge to TB control efforts. This study evaluated the treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients receiving treatment for MDR-TB in southern Ethiopia.

Methods: A retrospective follow-up study covering ten years, from 2014 to 2023, analyzed the records of confirmed cases of pulmonary TB admitted to Yirgalem General Hospital, an MDR-TB treatment initiation center in the Sidama Region.