12-Year Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis Patients: A Full-Scale Non-Family DOT Model in Thailand

Authors

  • Phanchai RATTANASUWAN School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80161
  • Chonlada YUANLAE TB Clinic, Academic and Technology Development Section, 11th Regional Office of Disease Prevention and Control, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000
  • Pakawan DAEWA TB Clinic, Academic and Technology Development Section, 11th Regional Office of Disease Prevention and Control, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000
  • Kamonwan IMDUANG TB Clinic, Academic and Technology Development Section, 11th Regional Office of Disease Prevention and Control, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, TB, DOT, non-family, DOTS

Abstract

A descriptive study of a non-family DOT (Directly-Observed Treatment) model in the Muang District of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province in Thailand was conducted, with the aim of reviewing the 12-year treatment outcomes under the full-scale non-family DOT model, in order to demonstrate the possibility and feasibility of DOT in Thailand. Four hundred and fifty four new smear-positive pulmonary TB patients, registered during the fiscal year 2001 - 2012, were evaluated for treatment outcomes. The overall cure rate and treatment success were 81.1 and 84.0 %, respectively. The proportion of the TB patients under the model that received DOT by health staff was as high as 95.0 %, even in the urban setting. We have concluded that a non-family DOT service for new smear-positive TB patients is possible and feasible in Thailand, even in an urban setting.

doi:10.14456/WJST.2015.71

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2014-10-20

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RATTANASUWAN, P., YUANLAE, C., DAEWA, P., & IMDUANG, K. (2014). 12-Year Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis Patients: A Full-Scale Non-Family DOT Model in Thailand. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (WJST), 12(7), 587–593. Retrieved from https://wjst.wu.ac.th/index.php/wjst/article/view/1140

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