Assessment of adherence to antituberculosis drug regimen among patients receiving isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide: Kerman, Iran
| Autor: | Seyyed Mojtaba Sohrevardi, Farhad Sarrafzadeh, Ali Khosravi, Abdolreza Hassanzadeh |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 1395-1404 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2228-5741 2228-5733 |
| Popis: | Introdution: Among infectious diseases, tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death killing in nearly 1.5 million people yearly. Considering the importance of patient co-operation in drug therapy and resistance we decided to evaluate the rate of co-operation of tuberculosis infected patients in regard to their use of anti-tuberculosis drugs in Kerman. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted as a sectional and census study and 80 patients succeeded to finalize it. Demographic information was collected through a questionnaire by patients. To carry out the designed test, a urinary sample was taken from each patient and a few drops of each were added to the drug-specific reagents. On the basis of color variation which is special for rifampin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide, we made a decision on the co-operation of the patients. The collected data were analyzed by the the use of SPSS software version 18 and p-value |
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