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Implementation and Monitoring of Screening and Brief Intervention(SBI) for Alcohol Use Disorders Among Tuberculosis Patients, South Africa

Not Applicable
Conditions
Tuberculosis
alcohol misuse
Registration Number
PACTR201105000297151
Lead Sponsor
Human Sciences Research Council
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
520
Inclusion Criteria

Primary Health Care Clinics
Clinics with a high TB case-load (based on statistics collected by the Department of Health) in each of the three study districts with a high burden of TB will be included in the study.

Patients with active TB
New tuberculosis treatment patients (i.e. those patients who have been initiated or have been on anti-TB treatment for less than one month),
males and females,
18 years and above who visit the primary health care facility,
score 8 or more for men and 7 or more for women on the AUDIT questionnaire after screening will be included in this study

Exclusion Criteria

New tuberculosis treatment patients under the age of 18 years will not be included.
Individuals 18 years and older scoring less than 8 for men and less than 7 for women on the AUDIT questionnaire will be excluded from the study.
Women who are pregnant, patients already under treatment for alcohol misuse and patients who have symptoms of psychosis and who are mentally handicapped will be excluded

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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