Lay health worker intervention with choice of DOT superior to standard TB care for farm dwellers in South Africa: A cluster randomised control trial

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 673-679

  Clarke, Marina ^a,b,f   Dick, J ^c   Zwarenstein, M ^b,c,d,e   Lombard, C J ^c   Diwan, V K ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural sector; Directly observed treatment; Lay health workers; Randomised control trial; Tuberculosis case holding

Indexed keywords

RIFAFOUR; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 20444447500     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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