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View article: Effectiveness of smoking cessation intervention based on the ABC Approach in patients with TB
Effectiveness of smoking cessation intervention based on the ABC Approach in patients with TB Open
SETTINGUrban setting in the Philippines.OBJECTIVETo assess the effectiveness of the ABC Approach developed by The Union as a tobacco-smoking cessation intervention for TB patients at a primary healthcare level in an urban setting in the Ph…
View article: Ensuring continuous TB treatment across Asian borders
Ensuring continuous TB treatment across Asian borders Open
BACKGROUNDMid-treatment cross-border migration of patients with TB increases the risk of treatment interruption.OBJECTIVETo establish a cross-border referral process for patients with TB in Japan, and enhance their access to health facilit…
View article: Referral and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients who crossed the border from Japan to the philippines
Referral and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients who crossed the border from Japan to the philippines Open
The current cross-border TB patient referral mechanism between Japan and the Philippines indicated successful results. However, it needs to be enhanced by strengthening the mechanism to track referral outcomes systemically.
View article: The challenges of the Philippines' social health insurance programme in the era of Universal Health Coverage
The challenges of the Philippines' social health insurance programme in the era of Universal Health Coverage Open
Objective: To quantitatively and qualitatively describe some of the challenges faced by the Philippines' health insurance programme, PhilHealth, in the era of Universal Health Coverage. Methods: A descriptive study using a mi…
View article: Enhancing tuberculosis patient detection and care through community volunteers in the urban poor, The Philippines
Enhancing tuberculosis patient detection and care through community volunteers in the urban poor, The Philippines Open
Setting: The Research Institute of Tuberculosis/Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association Philippines is a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) established in 2008 to improve access to tuberculosis (TB) services. Community health vol…
View article: A review of tuberculosis contact investigations in the poor urban areas of Manila, The Philippines
A review of tuberculosis contact investigations in the poor urban areas of Manila, The Philippines Open
Setting: Socio-economically underprivileged areas in the Philippines. Objective: To review the implementation of tuberculosis (TB) contact investigations in the urban poor areas of Manila and Quezon City. Design: A des…
View article: The referral pathway of presumptive drug-resistant tuberculosis in an urban poor setting, The Philippines
The referral pathway of presumptive drug-resistant tuberculosis in an urban poor setting, The Philippines Open
Setting: Socio-economically underprivileged urban areas in the Philippines. Objectives: To identify gaps in the referral pathway of presumptive drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients from initial consultation until init…
View article: Impact of a training course on the quality of chest radiography to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis
Impact of a training course on the quality of chest radiography to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis Open
The training course appears to have had a long-term effect on maintaining CXR quality. The post-training monitoring visit did not significantly improve CXR quality.