Cost-effectiveness of community health worker versus home-based guardians for directly observed treatment of tuberculosis in Vitória, Espírito Santo State, Brazil Custo-efetividade dos agentes comunitários de saúde versus supervisores domiciliares na realização do tratamento supervisionado da tuberculose, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brasil

• Main Authors: Thiago Nascimento do Prado (Author), Nikolas Wada (Author), Leticia Molino Guidoni (Author), Jonathan E. Golub (Author), Reynaldo Dietze (Author), Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to compare the costs and outcomes associated with guardian-supervised directly observed treatment relative to the standard of care Directly Observed Therapy, Short Course (DOTS) provided by community health workers (CHW). New cases of culture-positive pulmonary tuberc...