Staff training and ambulatory tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 250-259

  Lewin, Simon ^a,b   Dick, Judy ^b   Zwarenstein, Merrick ^c   Lombard, Carl J ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Cluster analysis; Directly observed therapy; Health personnel education; Inservice training; Patient compliance; Patient centered care; Randomized controlled trials; South Africa; Treatment outcome; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary therapy

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; ISONIAZID PLUS RIFAMPICIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; RIFATER; STREPTOMYCIN;

HEALTH CARE; TRAINING; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY NURSING CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 17244366815     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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