Sökning: "Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS.
1. Tuberculosis control in Vietnam : directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) : the role of information and education
Sammanfattning : Background: In 1993, the WHO declared tuberculosis (TB) a global emergency. At the same time, the DOTS strategy was recommended for controlling TB. DOTS focuses on sputum smear positive pulmonary TB patients who present themselves to a health facility for diagnosis. LÄS MER
2. Towards cost-effective tuberculosis control in the Western Cape of South Africa : intervention study involving lay health workers on agricultural farms
Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: At the request of the fanning community, the local public health authority in a tuberculosis (TB) high-burdened area implemented a farm-based lay health worker (LHW) project focusing on TB control. This project achieved a significantly better (15%) treatment adherence rate among adult TB patients. LÄS MER
3. Access to tuberculosis care in rural China : comparing the impact of alternative control projects
Sammanfattning : Background: China has the second highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. The modern TB control strategies Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) has, since 1992, been adopted by the National TB Control Programme (NTP) with subsidized or free TB care to smear-positive TB patients. LÄS MER
4. Revisiting the choice : to involve hospitals in the partnership for tuberculosis control in Indonesia
Sammanfattning : Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. To accelerate TB case detection, and to improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment provided by all providers, the Public-Private Mix for implementing Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (PPM DOTS) was introduced in 2000. LÄS MER
5. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis
Sammanfattning : Tuberculosis (TB) is a global epidemic, with one third of the world's population infected, at least 9 million new active cases per year and about 2 million deaths per year. Without adequate chemotherapy treatment TB may be a mortal disease. LÄS MER