What children with tuberculosis believe about their treatment

• In: G7 - Current issues on drug and healthcare information on Monday, 28 August 2006, 14:00-17:00
• At: Salvadore (Brazil) (2006)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: CEBOTARENCO, Natalia (Association Drugs, Chisinau, Moldova)
• Co-author(s): Bush, Patricia J. (Georgetown U. School of Medicine, Naples, United States of America)
  Tileekeva, Ulangul (Kyrgyz Medical Institute, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan)
  Cetulean, Maria (TB Hospital, Chisinau, Moldova)
  Yetsko, Constantin (Moldova Medical U., Chisinau, Moldova)
  Tchebotarenco, Sergiu (Association Drugs, Chisinau, Moldova)
  
• Abstract:

  Aims: Determine the beliefs and behaviors of pre-teen patients relative to their tuberculosis treatment. Methods: A questionnaire, developed by the research group and pre-tested in a Moldova TB hospital, was administered in August, 2005. Respondents included 165 patients (9-12 years) in two TB hospitals, one in Moldova (56 patients) and the

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