Community-supported self-administered tuberculosis treatment combined with active tuberculosis screening: a pilot experience in Conakry, Guinea

Community-supported self-administered tuberculosis treatment combined with active tuberculosis screening: a pilot experience in Conakry, Guinea

Directly observed treatment (DOT) for tuberculosis (TB) is recommended by the World Health Organization. However, DOT does not always meet patients’ preferences, burdens health facilities, and is hard to implement in settings where access to healthcare services is regularly interrupted. A model addr...

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Main Authors: Souleymane Hassane-Harouna, Tinne Gils, Tom Decroo, Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez, Alexandre Delamou, Gba-Foromo Cherif, Lansana Mady Camara, Leen Rigouts, Bouke Catherine de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
sat
decentralized treatment
tb-case finding
tpt
differentiated tb care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2023.2262134

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