Staff training and ambulatory tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa

Staff training and ambulatory tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a cluster randomized controlled trial in South Africa

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether adding a training intervention for clinic staff to the usual DOTS strategy (the internationally recommended control strategy for tuberculosis (TB)) would affect the outcomes of TB treatment in primary care clinics with treatment success rates below 70%. METHODS: A cluste...

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Main Authors: Lewin Simon, Dick Judy, Zwarenstein Merrick, Lombard Carl J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/therapy
Health personnel/education
Directly observed therapy
Treatment outcome
Patient compliance
Inservice training
Patient-centered care
Ambulatory care
Randomized controlled trials
Cluster analysis
South Africa
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005000400008

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