A community based, bottom-up, multi-pronged, technology integrated approach to enhance tuberculosis related awareness and treatment adherence in Uganda: The ACTS model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health challenge globally and Uganda is one among the top 30 high TB burden countries. One of the key factors determining TB treatment success rates and thereby Cure Rates is the adherence to TB treatment, which is still a major challenge globally. WHO DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short course) strategy has several limitations and WHO End TB Strategy 2017 suggests a suite of new interventions to improve adherence.

Objectives of the study

a. To present the development and design of ZMQ's Active Care and Treatment Strategy (ACTS) Model.b. To present the results of a pilot study done using the ACTS Model.c. To compare Treatment Adherence Rates between DOTS and Video Observed Treatment (VOT) in the four districts of Ugand

SUBMITTER: Turyahabwe S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11835331 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature