Improving Community Based TB Care in Southern Ethiopia Cost and Cost Effectiveness
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 229
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- cost per successfully treated smear-positive case
研究概览
简要总结
Evidences for policy making and decision related to the cost of delivering tuberculosis (TB) control is lacking in Ethiopia. The investigators aimed to determine the cost and cost-effectiveness of involving health extension workers (HEWs) in TB treatment under the community-based initiative in Ethiopia.
详细描述
Two treatment options were compared - health facility and community DOT. In 1995, Ethiopia adopted World Health Organization (WHO) recommended DOTS strategy for TB control. The treatment regimen for new smear-positive patients includes two months of ethambutol, rifampicin, isoniazid and pyrazinamide followed by six months of ethambutol and isoniazid. For children the continuation phase treatment was replaced by four months of rifampicin and isoniazid. Follow up sputum examinations were conducted at the end of 2, 5 and 7 months treatment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Pulmonary tuberculosis suspects of any age and sex
排除标准
- •Healthy individuals or non tuberculosis patients
结局指标
主要结局
cost per successfully treated smear-positive case
时间窗: September 2006 to April 2008
次要结局
未报告次要终点