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TB Treatment Adherence
Learning ObjectivesThe learner will be able to
- Discuss significance of TB Treatment Adherence
- State criteria for adherence in DS-TB
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Tuberculosis(TB) is curable if patients are treated with effective, uninterrupted anti-tuberculous treatment. Treatment adherence is critical for curing individual patient, controlling the spread of infection in the community, and minimizing the development of drug resistance.
Adherence to treatment means that a patient follows the recommended course of treatment by taking all the prescribed medications for the entire length of time, as necessary. In other words, “right dose for the right duration”.
In Drug Sensitive Tuberculosis(DSTB), a patient completes 168 doses of TB treatment and adheres to TB treatment.
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- STS
- LT-Microscopy
- LT-Microscopy & NAAT
- STLS
- Health Volunteer
- Pharmacist/ Storekeeper (SDS)
- State ACSM/ IEC Officer
- Sr. DR-TB TB-HIV Supervisor
- DR-TB Coordinator
- Medical Officer- TC/TU
- Medical Officer-PHI
- Private Provider
- Pharmacist(PHI/TU)
- State TB Officer
- District TB Officer
- Program Managers- Others
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