Health Condition 1: A157- Primary respiratory tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: mHEALTH PACKAGE AND STANDARD CARE: VOICE AND TEXT MESSAGE BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTION FOR 3 MONTHS DURATION TO THE TB PATIENTS IN INTERVENTION GROUP
Control Intervention1: standard care: s
Sponsors
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ON DOTS THERAPY FOR MINIMUM PERIOD OF 30 DAYS HAVE ACCESS TO MOBILE PHONE ABLE TO READ MESSAGES AND RECEIVE CALL
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: PATIENTS ON IMAPIRED HEARING and BLIND PATIENTS ON NON-DOTS THERAPY OR ON TREATMENT FOR MDR/XDR TB
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The percentage of TB patients adhering to drug treatment and associated with age, sex, socioeconomic status, family type, education, occupation 2. The percentage of TB patients adhering to drug treatment and associated with calorie intake and protein intake.Timepoint: Baseline ( at the time of enrolment) and end line ( 3 months post enrolment) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Barriers and challenges in term of proportion of TB patients having missed doses/ not taking full course of treatment / no availability of medicine/ closed DOTS centre etc.Timepoint: Baseline ( at the time of enrolment) and end line ( 3 months post enrolment) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSUNEELA GARG
MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE
Outcome results
None listed