Titre :
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Evaluation of the social support program for tuberculosis patients in the Republic of Armenia (2015)
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Auteurs :
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Karapet Davtyan, Auteur ;
Seda Aghabekyan, Auteur ;
Hayk Davtyan, Auteur
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Type de document :
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Article : texte imprimé
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Dans :
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Public health panorama (vol 1 n° 3, Décembre 2015)
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Article en page(s) :
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pp.252-259
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Catégories :
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TUBERCULOSE
ARMENIE
SOUTIEN SOCIAL
OBSERVANCE THERAPEUTIQUE
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Résumé :
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Background and objective: Adherence to treatment is an important factor for the successful treatment of tuberculosis (TB). Many countries have introduced incentive mechanisms to enhance adherence. Armenia provides social support packages of food and hygiene kits to TB patients. We aimed to evaluate the importance of the social support programme among 500 randomly selected TB patients and their physicians. Methods: We used a mixed-methods approach(both qualitative and quantitative) with a retrospective descriptive study design. For the qualitative part, 40 in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 TB patients and 20 TB physicians. For the quantitative study, medical records and face-to-face interviews with 500 randomly selected TB patients and their TB doctors served as the data sources. Results: Out of 500 patients, 490 (98%) reported receiving social packages during treatment and 470 (96%) were satisfied (based on the patient’s personal perception) with them. Most of the patients preferred monetary incentives (274 [57.8%]) instead of the currently provided food and hygiene kits. Treatment success was positively associated with satisfaction with the social support provided (odds ratio [OR]=2.8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.0; 7.6, P=0.04), treatment interruptions that did not last longer than a week
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Note de contenu :
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Scientifique
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Catalogueur :
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RESOdoc
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