Poor initiation and implementation and premature discontinuation of anti-tuberculous
therapy, all forms of nonadherence, are major reasons for treatment failure, the development …

Background Patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) face challenges
adhering to medications, given that treatment is prolonged and has a high rate of adverse …

Background Despite the criticality of adherence to tuberculosis treatment, there is paucity of
rigorous experimental research exploring the efficacy of interventions to promote adherence …

Background In settings such as China, where universal implementation of directly observed
therapy (DOT) is not feasible, innovative approaches are needed to support patient …

Background The success of a tuberculosis digital adherence technology relies on patients'
satisfaction with and the usability of the technology. This study aimed to evaluate treatment …

Background Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious
disease worldwide. Trials evaluating digital adherence technologies for tuberculosis in low …

Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is a barrier to effective TB control. We
investigated the effectiveness of a Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) as a …

Background China piloted a digital adherence technology called electronic medication
monitor (EMM) to support self-administered treatment for tuberculosis. EMM is a portable …

BACKGROUND: Adherence to TB treatment and therefore treatment success could be
improved using digital adherence technology. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of …

Background Mobile text messaging and medication monitors (medication monitor boxes)
have the potential to improve adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment and reduce the need …