Lay health worker-supported tuberculosis treatment adherence in South Africa: An interrupted time-series study

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-89

  Atkins, Salla ^a,b   Lewin, S ^a,c   Jordaan, E ^a   Thorson, A ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adherence; Directly observed therapy; Interrupted time series; Lay health workers; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LAY HEALTH WORKER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM SMEAR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPUTUM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650146377     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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