PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE FAMILY-DOT PROGRAM FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE FAMILY-DOT PROGRAM FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
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Objective: A description of the protocol of organizational peculiarities of cohort composition and preliminary results of the using the model of TB treatment program under the control of responsible family member Family-DOT (F-DOT) for pediatric MOISTURIZER CONDITIONER patients with drug-resistant (DR) forms of TB (DR-TB) in the Republic of Tajikistan.Methods: A descriptive analysis of existing MSF program data collected on eleven F-DOT patients between April 2017 and May 2018 is used.Results: Eleven eligible patients with a stable form of tuberculosis provided the F-DOT program after receiving their prior consent.At this moment, seven of them are continuing therapy, while four of them have successfully completed Fort Worth Complete Hackamore - Harness the treatment.Among the participants of the program are children aged 1 to 17 years old, 54.
5% of girls and 54.5% of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB).Conclusion: Earlier empirical data and initial results show that there the possibility and viability is the use of models of therapy and home care for pediatric patients with DR-TB in the Republic of Tajikistan.