Factors affecting patient adherence to DOTS in urban Kathmandu, Nepal

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-276

  Bam, Tara Singh ^a,d   Gunneberg, C ^a   Chamroonsawasdi, K ^b   Bam, D S ^a   Aalberg, O ^c   Kasland, O ^c   Shiyalap, K ^b   Srisorrachatr, S ^b  

^a National Tuberculosis Centre   (Nepal)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Norwegian Association of Heart and Lung Patients (LHL)   (Norway)

^d National Tuberculosis Centre   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Adherence; DOTS; Health education; Nepal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33645222034     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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