A study of drug default in patients attending tuberculosis clinics in a rural area

Srivastava, V.K.; Chandra, R.; Jain, P.C. and Bhatnagar, J.K. (1981) A study of drug default in patients attending tuberculosis clinics in a rural area. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 28 (1). pp. 26-28.

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Abstract

In a study of 193 patients registered during July 76 to June 77 at three different TB. clinics of Rural Health Training Centre, Sarojini Nagar, 41(21.2%) were lost during the course of treatment. The defaulter rate was similar in the patients of self administered daily regimen of INH+ THZ, and biweekly (INH -f- SM) supervised regimen. An increase in the defaulter rate was observed with increase in the period of therapy. Family and occupational problems etc, constituted the main reasons of default. Problems attributable to the drugs and disease were responsible for 9.4 and 11.5% defaults respectively.

EPrint Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rural Health Training Centre, Drug Defaulters, INH, Isoniazid (INH), Thiacetazone (THZ), Streptomycin (SM, Drug Therapy, Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Subjects:	Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care Therapeutics > Drug Therapy Organic Chemicals > Hydrazines > Isoniazid Persons > Population Groups Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Infections > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Pharmaceutical Preparations > Drug Combinations Carbohydrates and Hypoglycemic Agents > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Aminoglycosides > Streptomycin Persons > Patients Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiosemicarbazones Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Tuberculosis, Pulmonary -Journal Repositories > Indian Journal of Tuberculosis Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Behavior
ID Code:	2188
Deposited By:	Mrs Naina Pandita
Deposited On:	26 June 2007

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