Compliance to TB outpatient treatment in the Hewu district of Ciskei - Is hospitalisation necessary?
Keywords:
Tuberculosis, Patient compliance, Outpatients, Hospitalisation, Comparative study
Abstract
A stud.y was undertaken in Ciskei to determine whether newly diagnosed, TB patients needed hospitalisation, or whether they could be treated as outpatients. Patient compliance, the costs involved and strategies used in this TB-service programme are some aspects dealt with.
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