Adherence to tuberculosis therapy among patients receiving home-based directly observed treatment: evidence from the United Republic of Tanzania

A Mkopi, N Range, F Lwilla, S Egwaga, A Schulze… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is the leading contributor to the
selection of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and subsequent treatment …

An integrated community TB-HIV adherence model provides an alternative to DOT for tuberculosis patients in Cape Town

R Kaplan, J Caldwell, S Hermans… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: Cape Town, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate anti-tuberculosis treatment
outcomes and rate of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation using weekly community-based …

Adherence to self-administered tuberculosis treatment in a high HIV-prevalence setting: a cross-sectional survey in Homa Bay, Kenya

F Nackers, H Huerga, E Espié, AO Aloo, M Bastard… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Good adherence to treatment is crucial to control tuberculosis (TB). Efficiency
and feasibility of directly observed therapy (DOT) under routine program conditions have …

Does treatment collection and observation each day keep the patient away? An analysis of the determinants of adherence among patients with Tuberculosis in South …

S Birch, V Govender, J Fried, J Eyles… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) has been the recommended strategy for
Tuberculosis (TB) control since 1995. Developed as an alternative to inpatient treatment, it …

Levels of tuberculosis treatment adherence among sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending care at Zomba central Hospital, southern Malawi …

T Chirwa, P Nyasulu, E Chirwa, A Ketlogetswe, G Bello… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite great efforts to control Tuberculosis (TB), progress is compromised by
low adherence to medication, leading to prolonged duration of infectiousness and continued …

Adherence to treatment and supervision for tuberculosis in a DOTS programme among pastoralists in Uganda

J Kisambu, F Nuwaha… - The International journal of …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
OBJECTIVE To estimate the levels of adherence to anti-tuberculosis medications and
associated risk factors in a pastoral community practising transhumance in North-Eastern …

Treatment adherence of tuberculosis patients attending two reference units in Equatorial Guinea

G Fagundez, H Perez-Freixo, J Eyene, JC Momo… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Equatorial Guinea has one of the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in Africa. Incomplete
adherence to TB treatment has been identified as one of the most serious remaining …

Effectiveness of a strategy to improve adherence to tuberculosis treatment in a resource-poor setting: a cluster randomized controlled trial

S Thiam, AM LeFevre, F Hane, A Ndiaye, F Ba… - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPoor adherence to treatment remains a major obstacle to efficient tuberculosis (TB)
control in developing countries. Innovative strategies to improve access and adherence to …

Nonadherence to tuberculosis treatment and associated factors among patients using directly observed treatment short-course in north-west Nigeria: A cross-sectional …

CN Iweama, OS Agbaje, PCI Umoke… - SAGE open …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Tuberculosis is a public health problem in Nigeria. One of the most effective
ways of controlling tuberculosis is the directly observed treatment short-course. However …

Can guardians supervise TB treatment as well as health workers? A study on adherence during the intensive phase

AJE Manders, A Banerjee… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2001 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: In sub-Saharan Africa, tuberculosis (TB) has increased over the last two decades
due to the human immunodeficiency virus pandemic. In Malawi, 20630 new TB patients …