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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Directly observed therapy"”.
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Evaluation of Directly Observed Therapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Nepal: Treatment Outcome and Patient Compliance
… to active disease. To combat tuberculosis, Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) was adopted in Nepal in 1996. DOT was administered at four national demonstration sites in 1996 and expanded over time so that 56% of the population to date have been covered by DOT. This study aimed to evaluate DOT …
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Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Video Directly Observed Therapy Program at Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
… are pilot-testing an alternative approach to Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) among tuberculosis (TB) patients by using video technology. In standard DOT, an individual is required to take medications under the supervision of a healthcare worker in-person. Such a program is in place to increase …
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Healthcare Workers and Decision-Makers’ Understanding of Liberty, Harm, and the Harm Principle in the Case of Tuberculosis in Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses
… health workers regarding the importance of directly observed therapy (DOT) and conceptions of risk. Conclusion: The findings provide an understanding of how notions of liberty and harm are understood by public health and mental health workers. The participants demonstrated nuanced moral …
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Nurses and their work in tuberculosis control in the Western Cape : too close for comfort
… the implementation of control measures such as directly observed therapy are critically examined. An exploration of the illness experiences of nurses who become infected with tuberculosis, provides an opportunity to explore how nurses perceive the role of the caregiver when they are in the …
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Convergent Validity of Self Reported Physical Activity with a Seven Day Recall
<p>Accurate assessment of physical activity is important to studies interested in the relationship between physical activity and other variables. Questionnaires are the only feasible means for large-scale sampling but such self-report measures require validation due to their inherent subjectivity. …
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Modelling the South African tuberculosis epidemic: the effect of HIV, sex differences, and the impact of interventions
… differently by sex and likely explain the observed sex disparities in TB. The South African TB control programme has implemented multiple interventions, including directly observed therapy strategy (DOTS), antiretroviral therapy (ART), intensified screening activities, the provision of …