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MMWR: Approaches to Improving Adherence to Antituberculosis Therapy--South Carolina and New York, 1986-1991

MMWR: Approaches to Improving Adherence to Antituberculosis Therapy--South Carolina and New York, 1986-1991

Publication Date: 1993
Format: Report

Abstract

This report discusses the attempts by two states, New York and South Carolina, to improve patient adherence to anti-TB therapy during 1986-1991 using a combination of strategies. Both states used a combination of strategies: incentives, directly observed therapy (DOT), court-ordered DOT, and commitment to a secured, long-term care facility. The report provides recommendations for local and state health departments to increase completion rates of anti-TB therapy.

Publisher:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,National Center for Health Statistics,Office of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Series

Topic:

Persons with TB

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