| Abstract: | □ Urine tests highlight fewer non‐compliant tuberculosis (TB) patients than do tablet counts □ Face‐to‐face interview techniques are of limited use for the purposes of investigating adherence and compliance issues □ Clinic attendance would need to have been measured for a much greater time duration to reflect compliance □ DOTS (directly observed treatment – short course) and combination formulations seem to improve compliance □ Patients who default or die while being treated have better attendance rates than those discharged (cured, resistant or sick) |
