Electronic monitoring of treatment adherence and validation of alternative adherence measures in tuberculosis patients: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Jossy van den Boogaard (Author), Ramsey A Lyimo (Author), Martin J Boeree (Author), Gibson S Kibiki (Author), Rob E Aarnoutse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess adherence to community-based directly observed treatment (DOT) among Tanzanian tuberculosis patients using the Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) and to validate alternative adherence measures for resource-limited settings using MEMS as a gold standard. METHODS: This was...