F Adatu

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Publications

  1. ncbi Implementation of the DOTS strategy for tuberculosis control in rural Kiboga District, Uganda, offering patients the option of treatment supervision in the community, 1998-1999
    F Adatu
    National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health Uganda, Kampala
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:S63-71. 2003
  2. ncbi Cost and cost-effectiveness of community-based care for tuberculosis patients in rural Uganda
    D Okello
    Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:S72-9. 2003
  3. ncbi Patients perceived stigma associated with community-based directly observed therapy of tuberculosis in Uganda
    A Katamba
    City Council of Kampala, P.O. Box 21696, Kampala, Uganda
    East Afr Med J 82:337-42. 2005
  4. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of including tuberculin skin testing in an IPT program for HIV-infected persons in Uganda
    R K Shrestha
    Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10:656-62. 2006
  5. ncbi Public and private providers' quality of care for tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
    L Nshuti
    Uganda National Tuberculosis/Leprosy Program, Makerere University, Kampala
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:1006-12. 2001

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Publications5

  1. ncbi Implementation of the DOTS strategy for tuberculosis control in rural Kiboga District, Uganda, offering patients the option of treatment supervision in the community, 1998-1999
    F Adatu
    National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health Uganda, Kampala
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:S63-71. 2003
    ..Kiboga District, a rural district in central Uganda...
  2. ncbi Cost and cost-effectiveness of community-based care for tuberculosis patients in rural Uganda
    D Okello
    Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7:S72-9. 2003
    ..56% successful treatment rate) with community-based care. Length of hospital stay fell from an average of 60 to 19 days. CONCLUSION: There is a strong economic case for the implementation of community-based care in Uganda...
  3. ncbi Patients perceived stigma associated with community-based directly observed therapy of tuberculosis in Uganda
    A Katamba
    City Council of Kampala, P.O. Box 21696, Kampala, Uganda
    East Afr Med J 82:337-42. 2005
    ..Therefore, HIV-related stigma may not limit wide implementation of CB-DOT in countries like Uganda...
  4. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of including tuberculin skin testing in an IPT program for HIV-infected persons in Uganda
    R K Shrestha
    Global AIDS Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10:656-62. 2006
    ..Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) effectively treats latent TB infection (LTBI) and prevents progression to active TB...
  5. ncbi Public and private providers' quality of care for tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
    L Nshuti
    Uganda National Tuberculosis/Leprosy Program, Makerere University, Kampala
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5:1006-12. 2001
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