Defaults, defaulter action and retrieval of patients during studies on tuberculous meningitis in children.

Abstract

Chemotherapy studies were undertaken on 180 children, aged between 1 and 12 years, with tuberculous meningitis. They received therapy for 12 months. As approximately one-half of the patients came from outside Madras city, retrieval action was not possible in all cases of default. Despite this, a high rate of compliance and punctuality was achieved as a result of initial and periodic motivation. This report highlights the role and importance of motivation in the prevention of default and the retrieval of defaulters during the treatment of children with tuberculous meningitis.

• Authors: P Ramachandran, R Prabhakar
• Journal: Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (Tuber Lung Dis) Vol. 73 Issue 3 Pg. 170-3 (Jun 1992) ISSN: 0962-8479 [Print] Scotland
• PMID: 1421351 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antitubercular Agents

Topics

• Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Humans
• India
• Patient Compliance
• Treatment Refusal
• Tuberculosis, Meningeal (drug therapy, psychology)