Community-based directly observed therapy is effective and results in better treatment outcomes for patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda

• Main Authors: Rita Makabayi-Mugabe (Author), Joseph Musaazi (Author), Stella Zawedde-Muyanja (Author), Enock Kizito (Author), Katherine Fatta (Author), Hellen Namwanje-Kaweesi (Author), Stavia Turyahabwe (Author), Abel Nkolo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health facility-based directly observed therapy (HF DOT) is the main strategy for the management of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR TB) in Uganda, however, this still yields sub-optimal treatment outcomes. We set out to assess the effectiveness of community-based di...