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Technical Series on Safer Primary Care
Findings from field research in Malawi and current literature.
10–11 May 2016, Catania, Italy
We systematically reviewed Medline as well as the references of published review articles for relevant studies of adherence to multidrug treatment of both drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB through February 3, 2018. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as well as prospective and retro...spective cohort studies (CSs) with an internal or external control group that evaluated any adherence intervention and conducted a meta-analysis of their impact on TB treatment outcomes. Our search identified 7,729 articles, of which 129 met the inclusion criteria for quantitative analysis. Seven adherence categories were identified, including DOT offered by different providers and at various locations, reminders and tracers, incentives and enablers, patient education, digital technologies (short message services [SMSs] via mobile phones and video-observed therapy [VOT]), staff education, and combinations of these interventions.
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Mission report April 2016
Country report
UNAIDS Series: Engaging uniformed services in the fight against AIDS
Case Study 2
Case Study on Improving HIV Testing and Services for Children Orphaned or made Vulnerable by HIV (OVC)