在结核病患者中评估DAT的感知,可访问性和吸收性
C Ogbudebe1, B Odume1, I Gordon1
1KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.
Public health action
|July 3, 2024
概括
数字坚持技术 (DAT) 是尼日利亚结核病患者直接观察治疗的可行和可接受的替代方案. 大多数患者拥有手机,并发现提醒有帮助,表明DATs.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 数字健康数字健康
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 对结核病 (TB) 治疗的不良坚持是结核病控制计划的一个主要障碍.
- 直接观察治疗 (DOT) 是资源密集型的,而不是以患者为中心.
- 数字坚持技术 (DATs) 为改善结核病治疗坚持提供了一个有希望的替代方案.
研究的目的:
- 在接受结核病治疗的患者中评估数字依附技术 (DAT) 的可行性和可接受性.
- 评估尼日利亚患者对DAT的访问和使用情况.
主要方法:
- 在尼日利亚八个州进行了一项描述性研究.
- 该研究包括所有被诊断患有耐药结核病的患者.
- 数据收集的重点是电话所有权,广播时间/互联网访问以及DAT使用模式.
主要成果:
- 高比例的结核病患者 (89.1%) 拥有个人电话,许多人有广播时间 (73.3%) 和互联网信用 (46.1%).
- 显著多数 (83.7%) 发现电话提醒对药物坚持有帮助.
- 错过的剂量和DAT的不使用率很低 (4.3%),主要是由于遗忘或网络问题.
结论:
- 数字坚持技术 (DATs) 在尼日利亚多样化的环境中,在结核病患者中表现出高度的可接受性和可行性.
- 实施策略应优先考虑确保患者获得设备,并解决网络连接等技术挑战.
- 尽量减少患者的额外成本对于成功扩大结核病治疗计划中的DAT至关重要.
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