Search for dissertations about: "Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS.

2. 1. Tuberculosis control in Vietnam : directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) : the role of information and education

   Author : Nguyen Phuong Hoa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Tuberculosis; DOTS; knowledge; practice; health seeking behaviour; case detection; Vietnam.;

   Abstract : Background: In 1993, the WHO declared tuberculosis (TB) a global emergency. At the same time, the DOTS strategy was recommended for controlling TB. DOTS focuses on sputum smear positive pulmonary TB patients who present themselves to a health facility for diagnosis. READ MORE

4. 2. Towards cost-effective tuberculosis control in the Western Cape of South Africa : intervention study involving lay health workers on agricultural farms

   Author : Marina Clarke; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Agriculture; Community Health Worker CHW ; Cost-effectiveness; Directly Observed Treatment DOT ; Directly Observed Treatment Choice; Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS ; Farming; Farmers; Farm Dwellers; Farm workers; Farm Health; Lay Health Worker LHW ; Tuberculosis TB ; and Randomised Control Trial RCT ;

   Abstract : BACKGROUND: At the request of the fanning community, the local public health authority in a tuberculosis (TB) high-burdened area implemented a farm-based lay health worker (LHW) project focusing on TB control. This project achieved a significantly better (15%) treatment adherence rate among adult TB patients. READ MORE

5. 3. Access to tuberculosis care in rural China : comparing the impact of alternative control projects

   Author : Biao Xu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Tuberculosis; DOTS; socioeconomic status; diagnostic delay; expenditure; health care seeking; rural; China;

   Abstract : Background: China has the second highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. The modern TB control strategies Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) has, since 1992, been adopted by the National TB Control Programme (NTP) with subsidized or free TB care to smear-positive TB patients. READ MORE

6. 4. Revisiting the choice : to involve hospitals in the partnership for tuberculosis control in Indonesia

   Author : Ari Probandari; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Lars Lindholm; Adi Utarini; Knut Lönnroth; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tuberculosis; public-private partnership; formative evaluation; health service research; health system research; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries, including Indonesia. To accelerate TB case detection, and to improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment provided by all providers, the Public-Private Mix for implementing Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (PPM DOTS) was introduced in 2000. READ MORE

7. 5. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis

   Author : Ramona Petersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) is a global epidemic, with one third of the world's population infected, at least 9 million new active cases per year and about 2 million deaths per year. Without adequate chemotherapy treatment TB may be a mortal disease. READ MORE