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- Treatment support is meant to promote adherence on the part of both the providers (in giving proper care and detecting treatment interruption) and the patients (in taking regular treatment).
- It should be carried out in a patient-friendly manner and be directed to the patient’s situation.
- Treatment support and monitoring that is convenient for the patient is a key element to ensure successful treatment outcomes and an important part of a patient centred approach.
- A TB patient who must travel far for treatment is less likely to be adherent. Because of this, the TB services often try to coordinate DOT as close to the patient’s home (or sometimes the workplace) as possible.
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