Community-supported self-administered tuberculosis treatment combined with active tuberculosis screening: a pilot experience in Conakry, Guinea

• Main Authors: Souleymane Hassane-Harouna (Author), Tinne Gils (Author), Tom Decroo (Author), Nimer Ortuño-Gutiérrez (Author), Alexandre Delamou (Author), Gba-Foromo Cherif (Author), Lansana Mady Camara (Author), Leen Rigouts (Author), Bouke Catherine de Jong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Directly observed treatment (DOT) for tuberculosis (TB) is recommended by the World Health Organization. However, DOT does not always meet patients' preferences, burdens health facilities, and is hard to implement in settings where access to healthcare services is regularly interrupted. A model...