https://journals.adou.edu.gh/en/index.php/ajstar <p>ADOU Journal of Science, Technology and Applied Research is an open access and peer-reviewed International Journal which publishes quality and original research. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in English and it is focused on the publication of Manuscripts incorporating all areas of Science, Technology and Applied Research. Our Journal takes up the daunting task of making sure there is accuracy in every information that the publication contains. Opinions and views expressed in this publication are not that of ADOU but solely the views of the authors. Primary sources of information should be independently verified without relying on content accuracy alone.</p> <p>ADOU Journal of Science, Technology and Applied Research is a peer-reviewed open access journal which publishes quarterly. The aim is to provide an important platform to researchers in the area of Science, Technology and Applied Research. The journal scope hinges on all original research work, and reviews, which are related to Science, Technology and Applied Research. The process of the peer review and its successful completion grants publication of any manuscript.</p> ADOU en-US Adou Journal Of Science, Technology And Applied Research 2737-7024 https://journals.adou.edu.gh/en/index.php/ajstar/article/view/1 <p>Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that usually affects the lungs. The Infection of the lungs is called pulmonary<br>Tuberculosis whiles infection outside the lung is called extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (TB). TB can be categorized as active<br>or latent. The paper looked at a total of 260 patients who were diagnosed of TB in the facility between March 2013 to<br>April 2019. Both Poisson and Negative Binomial distributions were used since it was a count data. It was meant to find<br>out the duration (days) of TB patients in the hospital and the predictors that may influence the length of stay. Earlier<br>analysis shows that, those who smoke as well as those who mostly involve in kitchen works were mostly affected. The<br>study identified gender of patients, age of patients, cost of treatment and location of patients as the predictors influencing<br>length of stay in that facility for the period under review. The study was in line with the study in US in which the mean<br>length of stay varied from 9 to 17 days where as this study had the mean of 14.7. It rather falling short of the cost when<br>the mean cost of treatment was approximately $80 whiles the mean cost of their study was $6,441. The study<br>recommended among the following that, District health facilities must be better equipped to avoid long travel distance<br>and look at the rising cost of TB treatments.</p> Alhassan Nuhu Imoro Abdul Latif Alhassan Salifu Abdallah Augustina Asamoah Ofori Copyright (c) 2020 ADOU 2020-12-31 2020-12-31 1 1 1 17