Volunteer supervisors in TB treatment programmes - what's in it for them?

Volunteer supervisors in TB treatment programmes - what's in it for them?

Volunteer supervisors in TB treatment programmes - what's in it for them?

Adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment can be improved by supervision of pill-taking, known as directly observed treatment (DOT). In community-based TB treatment, patients are supervised taking their medication at home by local volunteers. Their work can produce major changes in mortality and health status, but what motivates these volunteers?

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