392
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2015
TB knowledge and socio-psychological counseling session
TB patients and their family members will participate in one-day counseling session provided by a trained psychologist and a TB nurse
SMS text messages
TB patients will receive SMS text messages every morning (except Sunday) during the whole ambulatory TB treatment phase as a reminder for taking the TB medication prescribed and provided by the TB physician
phone calls
Family members of the TB patients will receive phone calls every evening (except Sunday) during the whole ambulatory TB treatment phase to assure that the patient takes the medication prescribed and provided by the TB physician and to collect information on treatment adherence and possible side effects.
Self-administered drug intake strategy
Once a week TB patients will receive the TB medication from their local outpatient TB centers and will use the medication every day (six days a week, except Sunday according to the TB treatment protocol) at home under supervision of a family member in charge.
Educational leaflet
Educational leaflet containing information on TB infection; infection control measures; importance of TB treatment adherence and family support will be provided to all TB patients at the end of the counselling session
School of Public Health, American University of Armenia Fund, Yerevan
Varduhi Petrosyan
OTHER
Grand Challenges Canada
OTHER
National Tuberculosis Control Center, Ministry of Health, Republic of Armenia
UNKNOWN