Background: The objective was to study the treatment outcomes in tuberculosis patients on
DOTS therapy in five centres in Goa in terms of cure rates, treatment completion rates …

Background: Tuberculosis is a global emergency and its control in community wholly
depends on outcome of treatment taken by patient. India has 2 nd position in total number of …

Background: Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem despite the fact that
highly effective drugs are available making TB a curable disease. DOTS chemotherapy …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Almost one third of the world‟ s population is infected
with the tuberculous bacilli. Effective treatment of tuberculosis requires adherence to …

Background: India is highest tuberculosis (TB) burden country accounting for approximately
20% of global TB burden. To tackle this problem, Revised National Tuberculosis Control …

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis remains to be a major public health problem in the world. This
study sought to determine DOTS treatment outcomes and to investigate specific factors for …

Aims: This study was undertaken to assess the quality of DOTS and facilities available at
DOT centers and association between program input and outcome. Materials and Methods …

ABSTRACT Introduction: DOTS (Directly Observed Therapy Shortcourse) centers are the
actual place in the implementation of the treatment programme against tuberculosis at …

Introduction: Tuberculosis ranks the second highest cause of adult mortality after HIV in the
world. The Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) strategy is aimed at following …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem worldwide. It is estimated that 2 billion
people, a third of the world population, have TB infection, but are not down with the disease …