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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).

 

Figure: Key points to be covered during pre-treatment counselling; Source: PMDT Guidelines India, 2021, p45.

 

Abbr: TPT: TB Preventive Treatment

Training of counsellor: 

  • All key points depicted in the figure here should be covered.
  • A counselling register must be maintained for all patients.

 

 

 

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