Pre- and post-directly observed treatment era in the management of TB: a teachiing hospital experience.
The study evaluated the effect of implementing the directly observed treatment (DOT) programme for the treatment of TB in a teaching hospital setting in Nigeria. A significant increase in treatment completion rate and reduction in mortality was observed. The expansion of the DOT programme is desirable to stem the increasing TB epidemic in the country.
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Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. sojidaniel@yahoo.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023801:Directly Observed Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents