A mixed-methods evaluation of adherence to preventive treatment among child tuberculosis contacts in Indonesia

dr. Rina Triasih, M.Med(Paed)., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. ; Dr. Dra. Retna Siwi Padmawati, MA. ; Trevor Duke ; Colin F Robertson ; Susan M Sawyer ; Stephen Michael Graham (2016)


Tuberculosis (TB) can be prevented using isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) among child contacts. However, the benefits of IPT depend on adherence to at least 6 months of daily treatment. A greater understanding of the barriers to and facilitators of adherence to IPT in resource-poor settings is required to optimise the benefits.

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