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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Directly observed treatment short course (DOTS)"”.
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An examination of the implementation of the World Health Organisation's anti-tuberculosis treatment, the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS), in poor South African communities
… the implementation of the anti-tuberculosis treatment, the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course, of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in poor South African communities. Research for this dissertation was carried out over a two-year period in one poor community, a tuberculosis (TB) …
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Health workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices of tuberculosis-directly observed treatment (TB-DOT) in the Grootfontein district of Otjozondjupa region in Namibia
In the Grootfontein health district, directly observed treatment (DOT) services, a component of directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) strategy (whereby tuberculosis (TB) patients take medicine under proper supervision and support) is available at all public health facilities. Yet the TB …
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Exploring tuberculosis (TB) patient's adherence to treatment regimens and prevention programmes at a public healt site
… that contribute to TB patient's adherence to the Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) strategy and the factors that serve as barriers to adherence. The study was set in a historically disadvantaged township, KhayeIitsha, a sub-district of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape …
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An analysis of adherence & equity in access to TB services in Mitchell's Plain, South Africa
… of tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa has fallen short of the targets outlined by the World Health Organization and without improvement; TB is expected to have grave consequences for both the mortality and morbidity of South Africans as well as crippling financial consequences for the public …
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Cytotoxicity and anti-mycobacterial activities of sclerocarya birrea and Dodonae viscosa anguistifolia against MTB strain
… pulmonary TB. In South Africa, the use of the Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) strategy is applied where patients have to travel to primary Health care facilities (DOTS clinics) to get their medication. The rising prevalence of multidrug resistant and extensive drug resistant TB …
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The role of gender in patient-provider trust for tuberculosis treatment
… the highest TB burden. Despite implementation of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS), and improvements in the organisation and delivery of TB care, poor treatment adherence challenges treatment outcomes and the health system's ability to reach international targets. TB requires …
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Gender Inequalities in Access to Tuberculosis Services in South Africa
… to develop TB. Even with the adoption of the Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course (DOTS) strategy since 1996 and substantial investments and improvement in TB control, South Africa has failed to meet the TB-related targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The current burden of …
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Διαχείριση της φυματίωσης στην πρωτοβάθμια περίθαλψη
… η εφαρμογή της Άμεσα Επιτηρούμενης Θεραπείας (DOTS) σε 13 νεοδιαγνωσθέντες ασθενείς με φυματίωση, συγκριτικά με την έκβαση 41 πρώην διαγνωσθέντων ασθενών (μάρτυρες) χωρίς ΑΕΘ, αλλά με την έως τώρα συντηρητική αντιμετώπιση, όλοι κάτοικοι του Νομού Ηλείας. Για την ολοκλήρωση της μελέτης υπήρξε …