Variation in tuberculosis treatment outcomes and treatment supervision practices in Uganda

Variation in tuberculosis treatment outcomes and treatment supervision practices in Uganda

Background: Variation in healthcare delivery is increasingly recognized as an important metric of healthcare quality. Directly observed therapy (DOT) has been the standard of care for tuberculosis (TB) treatment supervision for decades based on World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. However, va...

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Main Authors: Christopher A. Berger, Alex Kityamuwesi, Rebecca Crowder, Maureen Lamunu, Lynn Kunihira Tinka, Joseph Ggita, Agnes Sanyu Nakate, Catherine Namale, Denis Oyuku, Katherine Chen, Stavia Turyahabwe, Adithya Cattamanchi, Achilles Katamba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Quality of care
Practice variation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405579420300486

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