Appraising perception, accessibility and uptake of DAT among patients with TB.

IF 1.3 Q4 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM Public Health Action Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI:10.5588/pha.24.0009
C Ogbudebe, B Odume, I Gordon, O Chukwuogo, N Nwokoye, S Useni, E Efo, M Gidado, E Aniwada, A Ihesie, D Nongo, R Eneogu, O Chijioke-Akaniro, C Anyaike
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Introduction: Poor adherence to TB treatment poses a significant public health threat to TB control programmes. The sustainability of directly observed treatment has been questioned because of its non-patient-centred approach and resource-intensive nature, and Digital Adherence Technologies (DATs) provide a suitable alternative. This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of DATs among patients with TB.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in eight states in Nigeria among all patients with drug-susceptible TB.

Result: A total of 230 patients (89.1%) own a phone that no one else uses, and 18 (7.0%) use a family phone. A higher proportion of 189 (73.3%) have airtime credit and 119 (46.1%) have internet credit on their phone. In addition, 216 (83.7%) stated that the reminders they received on their phone helped them remember to take their medicine. Only 11 (4.3%) patients missed a dose of the TB medicine. Equally, 11 (4.3%) patients had taken their TB medicine without using DAT. Of these, 7 (63.3%) did not use DATs because they forgot to text medication labels, and 3 (27.6%) did so because of poor network. Only four (1.6%) purchased additional items to support the use of DATs.

Conclusion: DATs are acceptable in a wide variety of settings, even with reported challenges. Implementation efforts should ensure access, address technical challenges, and minimise additional cost to patients.

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评估肺结核患者对 DAT 的认知、可及性和使用情况。
导言:结核病治疗依从性差对结核病控制计划构成了重大的公共卫生威胁。直接观察治疗因其不以病人为中心的方法和资源密集的性质,其可持续性受到质疑,而数字依从性技术(DAT)则提供了一个合适的替代方案。本研究评估了肺结核患者对数字坚持治疗技术的可行性和接受程度:这项描述性研究在尼日利亚 8 个州的所有药物敏感型肺结核患者中进行:共有 230 名患者(89.1%)拥有一部无人使用的电话,18 名患者(7.0%)使用家庭电话。有 189 人(73.3%)的手机有通话时间积分,119 人(46.1%)的手机有上网积分。此外,有 216 人(83.7%)表示手机上的提醒有助于他们记住服药时间。只有 11 名(4.3%)患者漏服了一剂结核病药物。同样,有 11 名 (4.3%) 患者在未使用 DAT 的情况下服用了结核病药物。其中,7 人(63.3%)没有使用 DAT,因为他们忘记写药物标签,3 人(27.6%)没有使用 DAT,因为网络不发达。只有 4 人(1.6%)购买了额外的物品来支持 DAT 的使用:结论:即使存在报告中提到的挑战,DAT 在各种环境中都是可以接受的。实施工作应确保可及性,解决技术难题,并尽量减少患者的额外费用。
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期刊介绍: Launched on 1 May 2011, Public Health Action (PHA) is an official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). It is an open access, online journal available world-wide to physicians, health workers, researchers, professors, students and decision-makers, including public health centres, medical, university and pharmaceutical libraries, hospitals, clinics, foundations and institutions. PHA is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that actively encourages, communicates and reports new knowledge, dialogue and controversy in health systems and services for people in vulnerable and resource-limited communities — all topics that reflect the mission of The Union, Health solutions for the poor.
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