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Role of Counselling to Facilitate Compliance to the Dots for the Treatment of Tuberculosis

Journal: Archives of Pulmonology and Respiratory Care (Vol.2, No. 1)

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Page : 028-031

Keywords : Counseling; Tuberculosis; Directly ob - served treatment (DOTS);

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Abstract

Objectives: The objective of the research was to determine and compare the effectiveness of structured counseling to improve adherence and continuation of directly observed treatment (DOTS). As multi drug resistance (MDR) is common due to default among TB patients, to overcome that counseling can play an important role. Methods: It was a comparative study. Research was conducted at the Pulmonology Unit of PGMI Govt. Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar on both in and out patients from January 2007 to May 2007. The sample comprised of sixty patients (N=60) diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. The random sampling technique was used for the assignment of the patients to the experimental group (n= 30) and a control group (n=30). Data was analyzed with SPSS version 12

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