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    High adherence to anti-tuberculosis treatment among patients attending a hospital and slum health centre in Nairobi, Kenya

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    Authors
    Raguenaud, M E
    Zachariah, R
    Massaquoi, M
    Ombeka, V
    Ritter, H
    Chakaya, J
    Affiliation
    Medecins Sans Fronteres
    Issue Date
    2008-10-22
    
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    Journal
    Global Public Health
    Abstract
    We conducted a study among patients with tuberculosis (TB) attending two health facilities - a hospital and a slum health centre - in Nairobi, in order to: (a) assess adherence to anti-TB treatment; and (b) identify reasons for non-adherence. Urine Isoniazid (INH), used as a proxy for overall adherence, was detected in 142 (97%) (95% CI 92-99) of the 147 patients involved in the study. Five patients had no INH detected in urine and had run out of pills within the previous three days. The reasons included: not having enough pills to last until the next appointment date (1); and losing some pills (1). Anti-TB treatment adherence is high, and is reassuring information as Kenya plans to change to a superior first-line regimen based on rifampicin throughout the course of anti-TB treatment. Providing patients with a three-day "excess stock" of pills would provide a "safety net" for continued treatment.
    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/39583
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    http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1744-1692&volume=3&issue=4&spage=433
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