Modified directly observed treatment for tuberculosis versus self-administered therapy: An observational study in rural Greece

Modified directly observed treatment for tuberculosis versus self-administered therapy: An observational study in rural Greece

Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) is the key element of DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course), part of the internationally recommended control strategy for tuberculosis (TB). The evaluation of DOT has not been widely evaluated in rural areas in developed settings. The aim of this pilot st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rural and remote health 2013-04, Vol.13 (1), p.38-47
Hauptverfasser: Charokopos, N, Tsiros, G, Foka, A, Voila, P, Chrysanthopoulos, K, Spiliopoulou, I, Jelastopulu, E
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Directly Observed Therapy
Evaluation
Female
Greece
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Patients
Physicians
Rural Health Services
Self Administration - methods
Treatment
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis - ethnology
Tuberculosis - etiology
Tuberculosis - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) is the key element of DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course), part of the internationally recommended control strategy for tuberculosis (TB). The evaluation of DOT has not been widely evaluated in rural areas in developed settings. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate a modified DOT program (MDOT) by a general practitioner (GP) in a rural area of southwest Greece, where there is substantial underreporting of TB cases.
ISSN:1445-6354
1445-6354
DOI:10.22605/RRH2114