Treatment outcomes of patients placed on treatment under directly observed therapy short-course (DOTS)
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patients’ experience of tuberculosis treatment using directly observed treatment, short-course (dots): a qualitative study
objectives this study aimed to understand the patients’ experience of tuberculosis treatment according to dots in iran. patients and methods this study is a qualitative study, using content analysis to examine patients’ experience of tb treatment and to understand their compliance during dots. in this study, a semi-structured interview with open questions was answered by 40 patients, who had a ...
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BACKGROUND Despite effective diagnosis and treatment, prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) is still growing. The directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) strategy to treat TB was introduced by the World Health Organization more than a decade ago. Little is known about patients' experience of TB treatment, according to DOTS, in Iran. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to understand the patients' e...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lung India
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0970-2113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.44124