Study of the feasibility of involving male student volunteers in case holding in an urban tuberculosis programme

Rajeswari, R and Chandrasekaran, K and Thiruvalluvan, E and Rajaram, K and Sudha, G and Sivasubramanian, S and Santha, T and Prabhakar, R (1997) Study of the feasibility of involving male student volunteers in case holding in an urban tuberculosis programme. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 1 (6). pp. 573-575. ISSN Print: 1027-3719; Online: 1815-7920

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Abstract

This paper reports the feasibility of involving unpaid National Service Scheme (NSS) male student volunteers in a city-based tuberculosis (TB) programme in supplying drugs and retrieving non-compliant TB patients. Twentyfive students were selected after assessing their attitude and were trained on TB drug delivery, home visits and motivation of non-compliant patients. Twenty-three sputum positive patients identified in a medical camp were started on an 8-month short-course chemotherapy regimen. Students supplied the drugs on a weekly basis and defaulters were visited. The treatment completion rate was 83% and defaulter retrieval was 57%. All patients had sputum smear conversion by 2 months and one relapsed during the 24-month follow-up.

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URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/440

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