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An integrated community TB-HIV adherence model provides an alternative to DOT for tuberculosis patients in Cape Town

DOI

13

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References

2016

Year

Richard Kaplan, Judy Caldwell, Sabine Hermans, Sofie Adriaanse, Linda Mtwisha, Linda‐Gail Bekker, Karen Jennings, Robin Wood
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

Weekly community-based adherence support was a viable alternative to daily DOT, with no deterioration in anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes and an increase in ART initiation.