Table 1.
Appraisal of the current DOT strategy
| Patients* |
Health workers |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 km N = 161 | >5 km N = 32 | CO/RTLC N = 41 | Nurse N = 49 | |
| HF-DOT is a burden | 93 (57.8) | 23 (71.9) | 32 (78.0) | 31 (63.3) |
| Daily walk difficult | 37 (39.8) | 5 (21.7) | 16 (47.1) | 21 (63.6) |
| Long distance to HF | 66 (71.0) | 17 (73.9) | 26 (76.5) | 27 (81.8) |
| Weakness/poor health | 49 (52.7) | 6 (26.1) | 16 (47.1) | 15 (45.5) |
| Too much pain | 28 (30.1) | 4 (17.4) | ||
| Financial/Transport problems | 17 (18.3) | 8 (34.8) | 13 (38.2) | 6 (18.2) |
| No child care | 3 (3.2) | 4 (17.4) | ||
| HF-DOT is not a burden | 68 (42.2) | 9 (71.9) | 7 (17.1) | 14 (28.6) |
| Live close to HF | 39 (60.9) | 1 (10) | ||
| Want to be cured | 17 (26.6) | |||
| No transport problems | 8 (12.5) | 6 (60) | ||
| Important to see health worker | 7 (10.9) | 1 (10) | ||
| Feel responsible | 7 (10.9) | 1 (10) | ||
| Other | ||||
*
Notes: in the intensive phase of treatment (daily drug collection); All numbers are n (%).