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Pre-treatment counselling must serve as an informed decision-making process that enables patients to make a duly informed decision regarding the use of all anti-TB drugs and regimen, including newer drugs.
Written consent is not needed for any treatment regimen under National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).
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Figure: Key points to be covered during pre-treatment counselling; Source: PMDT Guidelines India, 2021, p45.
Abbr: TPT: TB Preventive Treatment |
Training of counsellor:
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Resources
- Guidelines for Programmatic Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in India, March 2021.
- Technical and Operational Guidelines for TB in India, 2016.
- Central TB Division, MoHFW GOI - Training Modules (1-4) For Programme Managers & Medical Officers (NTEP), 2020.
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