Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

Determinants of nonAdherence of HIV Patients to DOTS at Tertiary Care Hospital, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Manisha Kujur, Sushma Kumari, Kumari Asha Kiran

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 HIV patient are more prone to be co–infected with TB which is leading cause of death.  OBJECTIVE: – To assess factors associated with non–adherence of HIV positive patients to DOTS. METHODOLOGY:– It was the cross sectional hospital based study, carried out in ART and DOTS centre of tertiary care hospital RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand. The period of study was from Nov 2013 – Jan 2014. RESULT: – Out of 30 patients in ART centre, 9 (30%) patient developed TB, of which 6 (67%) had pulmonary TB. Among 9 TB patient, 5 (56%) were adherent to DOTS while 4 (44%) were not. Half of the patients 2 (50%) were non– adherence due to travel expenses and half (50%) were due of difficulty in travelling to DOTS centre and poor patient information and communication CONCLUSION: – Counseling and IEC important to adherence to DOTS.

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Manisha Kujur, Sushma Kumari, Kumari Asha Kiran, Determinants of nonAdherence of HIV Patients to DOTS at Tertiary Care Hospital, Ranchi, Jharkhand, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-9 | September-2017


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