THE TRAINING PHC WORKER IN CASE-FINDING
｡?eneral education of the public on TB, the signs and symptoms and the availability of effective treatment.
｡?btaining information on symptomatic.
｡?nstructing the patient on how to provide sputum specimens and supervising the procedures.
｡?ending sputum specimens or smearing and heat fixing slides to the microscopy center.
DIRECTLY OBSERVED TREATMENT SHORT COURSE (DOTS)
WHO's strategy for curing TB patient is to use Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS).
DOTS is system where health workers watch as each patient takes the correct medication. By using DOTS one can almost be certain that TB patients will be cured.
ACTIVITIES UNDER DOTS
｡?atch the patients swallow their medicines.
｡?orrect distribution and reservation of drugs.
｡?eal with mild drug effects.
｡?ent the patients with serious adverse effects of drugs to the referral level.
｡?nform patients for periodical sputum examination.
｡?ecord and report above activities to referral level.
THE TRAINING PHC WORKERS IN DOTS
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｡?ealth workers and system-not the patient-responsible for achieving a cure.
｡?bservation of the patient fully taking medication.
｡?nsuring the patient understands the importance of fully taking the medication as well as encouraging the patient to complete the cycle of treatment.
｡?nforming the patient of the possibility of adverse effects due to the medication.
