A comparison of two methods of undertaking directly observed therapy in a rural Indian setting

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Mathew, A
Binks, C
Kuruvilla, J
Davies, PD
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[1] Ctr Cardiothorac, TB Res Unit, Liverpool L14 3PE, Merseyside, England
[2] Nav Jivan Hosp, Jharkhand, India
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DOT; completion; tuberculosis; rural India;
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R51 [传染病];
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SETTING: Jharkband State, rural India. OBJECTIVES: To compare the completion rates of the two tuberculosis control programmes of the Nav Jivan Hospital, Tumbagara, and to show that even in difficult areas, a DOTS programme can be successfully implemented. DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of two DOTS programmes centred on a small rural hospital based on an analysis of case outcome. METHODS: Comparative study between two ways of delivering a DOTS programme. RESULTS: At the end of the treatment period, 359 patients in the hospital unsupervised programme and 158 in the directly observed and hospital checked programme were available for analysis. Completion/cure rates were 64% in the former group and 89.2% in the latter, compared with completion/cure rates of 17% before either programme was adopted. Sputum smear positivity rates were 79.3% and 76.5%, respectively, compared with 6% before the programmes. CONCLUSIONS: A hospital supervised and directly observed treatment (DOT) programme using independent DOT observers can exceed WHO targets for cure/completion rates even in the poorest rural setting.
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