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Isoniazid preventive treatment in children in two districts of South India: does practice follow policy?
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8 2014
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Source: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 18(8):919-924
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Alternative Title:Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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Two districts of Tamil Nadu, India
OBJECTIVES
To determine the proportion of household contacts aged <6 years of patients with tuberculosis (TB) with positive sputum microscopy results who initiated and completed isoniazid preventive treatment (IPT), and to determine reasons for non-initiation and non-completion of IPT.
DESIGN
Household visits were conducted on a random sample of adult patients registered during January–June 2012 to identify household contacts aged <6 years.
RESULTS
Among 271 children living with 691 index patients, 218 (80%) were evaluated and 9 (4%) were diagnosed with TB. Of 209 remaining contacts, 70 (33%) started IPT and 16 (22.9%) completed a full course of IPT. Of 139 contacts who did not start IPT, five developed TB disease. Reasons for non-initiation of IPT included no home visit by the field staff (19%) and no education about IPT (61%). Reasons for non-completion included isoniazid not provided (52%) and long duration of treatment (28%).
CONCLUSION
This study shows that Revised National TB Programme guidance was not being followed and IPT implementation was poor. Poor IPT uptake represents a missed opportunity to prevent future TB cases. Provision of IPT may be improved through training, improved logistics and enhanced supervision and monitoring.
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Pubmed ID:25199005
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4589200
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Volume:18
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Issue:8
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