Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine 6: 326. doi:10.4172/2161-105X.1000326
Human Rights, Minimum Standards and Monitoring at the European and International Levels
Pathak et al. (2016), PeerJ, DOI 10.7717/peerj.1738; 1-14
SIAPS Technical Report. This report summarizes key accomplishments and lessons learned in implementing SIAPS’ approach to improving IPC practices in four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Jordan, and Ethiopia. All activities address SIAPS’s overall objective to build or enhance national and faci...lity capacity to develop, implement, and monitor IPC programs by focusing on the principles of health systems strengthening.
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ECDC MISSION REPORT 19–21 September 2016 ; 14–15 November 2016
A GUIDE FOR HEALTH WORKERS AND AUTHORITIES IN NIGERIA
Policy and Legal Opportunities for HIV Testing Services and Civil Society Engagement
Ade et al. BMC Health Services Research (2016) 16:5
Background: In the “Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie” of Cotonou, Benin, little is known about
the characteristics of patients who have not attended their scheduled appointment, the results of tracing and the
possible b...enefits on improving treatment outcomes. This study aimed to determine the contribution of tracing
activities for those who missed scheduled appointments towards a successful treatment outcome.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out among all smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients
treated between January and September 2013. Data on demographic and diagnostic characteristics and treatment
outcomes were accessed from tuberculosis registers and treatment cards. Information on those who missed their
scheduled appointments was collected from the tracing tuberculosis register. A univariate analysis was performed
to explore factors associated with missing a scheduled appointment
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SADJ August 2016, Vol 71 no 7 p314 - p318
Clinical Review
Recommendations for health care professionals – the experience from Latvia