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Journal Article > Research

Person-centred care and short oral treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis improve retention in care in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Mesic A, Ishaq S, Khan WH, Mureed A, Mar HT, Khaing EE, Bermudez-Aza EH, Rose L, Lynen L, Seddiq MK, Amirzada HK, Keus K, Decroo T
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To describe the effect of adaptations to a person-centred care with short oral regimens on retention in care for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

METHODS
The study included people with RR-TB registered in the programme between 01 October 2016 and 18 April 2021. From 19 November 2019, the programme implemented a trial investigating the safety and effectiveness of short oral RR-TB regimens. During the trial, person-centred care was adapted. We included the data from people living with RR-TB treated in the period before and after the care model was adapted and applied Kaplan-Meier statistics to compare rates of retention in care.

RESULTS
Of 236 patients registered in the RR-TB programme, 146 (61.9%) were registered before and 90 (38.1%) after the model of care was adapted. Before adaptations enhancing person-centred care, pre-treatment attrition was 23.3% (n = 34/146), whilst under the adapted care model it was 5.6% (n = 5/90). Attrition on treatment was 22.3% (n = 25/112) before adaptations, whilst during the study period none of the participants were lost-to-follow-up on treatment and 3.3% died (n = 3/90).

CONCLUSIONS
As person-centred care delivery and treatment regimens were adapted to better fit-specific contextual challenges and the needs of the target population, retention in care improved amongst people with RR-TB in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Countries
Afghanistan
Subject Area
antibiotic resistancetuberculosismodels of careantimicrobial resistance
Collections
Expanding access to lifesaving new TB tools
DOI
10.1111/tmi.13716
Published Date
03-Jan-2022
PubMed ID
34978748
Languages
English
Journal
Tropical Medicine and International Health
Volume / Issue / Pages
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 207-215
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