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Title: | Comparative evaluation of a modified directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) with standard WHO strategy. |
Authors: | Tissera, W.A. A |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
Citation: | MD ( Medical Administration) |
Abstract: | This is a prospective, analytical intervention study carried out at the Colombo Chest Clinic with, New, sputum positive, pulmonary tuberculosis patients. The study was conducted over a period of one year commencing from May 2003. The standard Institutional-based Directly Observed Treatment (Dot) strategy was compared with a directly observed home-based strategy with a familymember serving as the DOT supervisor using a randomly selected sample of 17 patients in each group. This study demontrated that a home-based Directly Observed Treatment Strategy supervised by a family member proved to be better in improving compliance than the current health worker administered DOTS. The majority of treatment supervisors were either spouses of the patients |
URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/1434 |
Appears in Collections: | Masters Theses - Postgraduate Institute of Medicine |
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