Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Factors associated with default from treatment among tuberculosis patients in Kassala State, Sudan 2013

Mutaz A. Abdelhadi
  • Mutaz A. Abdelhadi
  • Kassala State Ministry of Health, Kassala, Sudan
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Talal E.Mahdi
  • Talal E.Mahdi
  • Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Mohammed A.Soghaier*
  • Mohammed A.Soghaier*
  • Directorate of Epidemiology & Zoonotic Diseases, Sudan Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Heitham M. Awadalla
  • Heitham M. Awadalla
  • National Public Health Institute, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Anas E.Ahmed
  • Anas E.Ahmed
  • National TB control program, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan.
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Fatima A. Khalid
  • Fatima A. Khalid
  • Tuberculosis Research Center, University of Kassala, Kassala, Sudan.
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  •  Received: 09 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 27 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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