Explaining Differences in the Acceptability of 99DOTS, a Cell Phone-Based Strategy for Monitoring Adherence to Tuberculosis Medications: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

• Main Authors: Thomas, Beena E (Author), Kumar, J Vignesh (Author), Onongaya, Chidiebere (Author), Bhatt, Spurthi N (Author), Galivanche, Amith (Author), Periyasamy, Murugesan (Author), Chiranjeevi, M (Author), Khandewale, Amit Subhash (Author), Ramachandran, Geetha (Author), Shah, Daksha (Author), Haberer, Jessica E (Author), Mayer, Kenneth H (Author), Subbaraman, Ramnath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background99DOTS is a cell phone-based strategy for monitoring tuberculosis (TB) medication adherence that has been rolled out to more than 150,000 patients in India's public health sector. A considerable proportion of patients stop using 99DOTS during therapy. ObjectiveThis study aims to under...