Treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Results of a community mobile outreach directly observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) project, compared to a standard facility-based DOTS: A randomized controlled trial

Treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Results of a community mobile outreach directly observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) project, compared to a standard facility-based DOTS: A randomized controlled trial

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health threat affecting people in many developing countries, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Maintaining a long-term treatment regimen has always been the cornerstone of successful treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients. In the J...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Al-Sahafi, Mashal M. Al-Sayali, Najlaa Mandoura, Hassan B.U. Shah, Khalid Al Sharif, Emad L. Almohammadi, Ola A. Abdul-Rashid, Muhammad Assiri, Mohammed F. Buksh, Mahmoud M. Alali, Abdullah Al-Garni, Fatima Al-Garni, Abdullah Al-Zahrani, Alaa Khalawi, Maha Alawi, Abdulhamed L. Moawwad, Abdulrahim I.A. Almalki, Maataug M. Al-Osaimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Community outreach
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Directly observed treatment
Short-course (DOTS)
Impact
Mobile outreach teams
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