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Factors associated with treatment outcomes (cured, completed, defaulted, and death) among TB/HIV co-infected patients in East Coast Malaysia: A 5-year record review (2016–2020)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11649-0

Published Online: 2025-10-08

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Mohd Nor, Siti Romaino

Naing, Nyi Nyi

Mat Jaeb, Mat Zuki
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Article History

Received: 17 June 2025

Accepted: 8 September 2025

First Online: 8 October 2025

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in compliance with ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and the Malaysian Good Clinical Practice Guideline. This study obtained ethical approval from the UniSZA Human Research Ethics Committee (UHREC) and the Medical Research Ethics Committee (MREC), MOH (NMRR-19-2628-50776 (IIR)). The requirement for informed consent to participate was waived by both UHREC and MREC as the study involved analysis of anonymised secondary data retrieved solely from the national TB Information System (TBIS) registry, which is is a digital platform or database designed to collect, manage, and analyse data related to TB cases and their management with no direct patient contact. This waiver is in accordance with Malaysian national regulations on medical research ethics.

: Not Applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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