Socio-economic status and adherence to tuberculosis treatment: A case-control study in a district of Nepal

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1134-1139

  Mishra, Pranaya ^a,b   Hansen, E H ^a   Sabroe, S ^c   Kafle, K K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Case control study; Nepal; Non adherence; Socio economic status; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NEPAL; OCCUPATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 26444515906     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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