Engaging women volunteers of high socioeconomic status in supporting socioeconomically disadvantaged tuberculosis patients in Chiang Rai, Thailand

• Main Authors: Pacharee Kantipong (Author), Jirapohn Wongyai (Author), Supalert Nedsuwan (Author), Sarmwai Luangjina (Author), Jintana Ngamvithayapong-Yanai (Author), Nobukatsu Ishikawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Problem: The 2008 tuberculosis (TB) surveillance of Chiang Rai Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand reported that 8.4% of Thai, 22.7% of hill tribe minority and 25% of migrant patients (n = 736) defaulted from treatment. Context: TB patient management in Chiang Rai is complicated due to poverty and HIV st...