Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Describe how tuberculosis patients are monitored during the intensive and continuation phase of treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs.
• Describe the arrangements for medical referrals and transfer of tuberculosis patients to ensure that people with TB continue treatment.
• Describe how you can trace those people with TB who default from tuberculosis treatment, and how you should try to resolve this problem.
• Define the possible anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes.