Adolescence is characterised by a substantial increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, a
known fact since the early 20th century. Most of the world's adolescents live in low-income …

Different methods are available for measuring medication adherence. In this paper, we
conducted a scoping review to identify and summarize evidence of all studies comparing the …

Adherence improvement strategies can be broadly classified as educational, organizational,
and behavioral (Dunbar, Marshall, & Hovell, 1979). Educational strategies primarily rely on …

Objectives Adherence to medical regimens for children and adolescents with chronic
conditions is generally below 50% and is considered the single, greatest cause of treatment …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is now as much a disease of adults as of children and adolescents. An
important focus of recent research has been the impact of the complex, expensive, and time …

Comprehensive new guidelines for screening, targeted testing, and treating latent
tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in children and adolescents are presented. The recent …

Ethical issues arise in all research settings. However, qualitative research with young
people raises specific dilemmas that warrant special attention. In this paper we describe an …

OBJECTIVE: To assess adherence to community-based directly observed treatment (DOT)
among Tanzanian tuberculosis patients using the Medication Event Monitoring System …

La tuberculosis (TBC), actualmente declarada como una urgencia mundial, enfrenta un
obstáculo muy importante para su control: el abandono del tratamiento tambien llamado no …

Methods A systematic review was completed using PubMed 12 to identify previous studies
that used electronic measures of medication adherence in pediatric populations through …