TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aliangan, Arlene B.
AU  - Aquilizan, Alma N.
AU  - Banares, Lorelie L.
AU  - Callao, Elaine A.
AU  - Calingasan, Leizel R.
AU  - Conceja, Ella Maureen L.
AU  - De Ocampo, Leah A.
AU  - Funilas, Carmela L.
AU  - Garcia, Susana G.
AU  - Jandoc, Harriet B.
AU  - Lacsamana, Zandro E.
AU  - Licup, Ronald F.
AU  - Madreo, Roselle I.
AU  - Mauleon, Jose Angelo M.
AU  - Morenos, Ma. Leane D.
AU  - Navarro, Nimfa B.
AU  - Pajarillo, Carmela C.
AU  - Romares, Jennifer L.
AU  - Romero, Hazel L.
AU  - Salud, Ma. Zarah Francesca H.
AU  - Trinidad, Jose Jr.
AU  - Uyami, Armida M.
TI  - Implementation of directly observed treatment short course (D.O.T.S.) therapy on regular employees of Ardex Motor Corporation in Del Monte, Quezon City with smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (P.T.B.) (August 1, 1997 - September 30, 1997) / 
AV  - M CFM 1997 0006 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Manila
PB  - Department of Community and Family Medicine, FEU-NRMF
N1  - Includes appendices and bibliographical references; THDCFM
N2  - Abstract:  Tuberculosis has been considered by the World Organization in 1993 to be a global emergency, with TB epidemic is getting worse. It continues to be a major problem throughout the world, With 16 M cases of TB reported in the early 1990s.  Each year, 8 M new cases and 3 M deaths were due to the disease. Many strategies have been made to eradicate tuberculosis but the major problem in TB  treatment program is patient default. Because of the non-compliance of most  PTB  patients,  multidrug-resistant  TB  has emerged,  making  PTB  more difficult to treat and control.  The World Health Organization  has  introduced  a  TB  control  strategy known  as  Directly  Observed  Treatment  Short-course  (DOTS).  Through  direct supervision  TB  treatment, patient can be cured for six months.  An  intervention  study  regarding  the  implementation  of  DOTS  was conducted among the 48 regular workers of the automotive plant in Del Monte, Quezon City.  This project is carried out in four phases.  First phase was health education,  undertaken  through  a  lecture  forum  and self  administered  pre  and post  test  questionnaires  given to all the subjects.  Analysis of the results gave a significant  10% difference in the scores of respondents before and after conduct of health education regarding PTB.  Sputum collection  for three consecutive  days was also done among the subjects.  The stained  sputum  AFB  smears  were  read  by  the  Medical technologists and all subjects screened gave negative result.  Implementation of DOTS by the group was not realized because no one among the 48 subjects were diagnosed to have PTB using sputum microscopy only
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