Adherence in twice weekly therapy for childhood tuberculosis

AIM: This thesis examines the adherence to therapy as part of a clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of fully intermittent therapy for childhood tuberculosis. OBJECTIVES: These were to determine 1) the effectiveness of fully twice weekly therapy in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis, 2) whether adherence rates would be affected by twice weekly dosing and 3) whether certain socio-demographic factors influenced adherence.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Year dc:date.issued

1997

Author dc:creator

• Naude, James te Water

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Donald, Peter

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26999

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26999