Video directly observed therapy for tuberculosis in Malaysia: Early insights from a multicentre proof-of-concept initiative

• Main Authors: Larry E Nyanti, Afzaninawati S Yusof, Michelle Goroh, Nur Akmanidar Zainudin, Nadiah Kamsani, Sarah Jane JC Chan, Kui Choon Yong, V Paranthaman, Vincent HZ Lee, Nuratika S Masimin, Saravanan Jayaraman, Thevadarshani Perpakaran, Ainun J Ayub, Shurendar Selva Kumar, Harith Abd Rani, Venoo Kuppusamy, Fan Jie Chen, Hai Liang See, Roddy Teo
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: ResearchGate 2023
• Subjects: RC31-1245 Internal medicine; RC799-869 Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38234/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38234/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38234/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375696872_Video_directly_observed_therapy_for_tuberculosis_in_Malaysia_early_insights_from_a_multi-centre_proof-of-concept_initiative

Conventional in-person DOTS is often inconvenient, while virtual directlyobserved therapy improves adherence and bacteriological resolution. 1,2 • Virtual DOTS can be synchronous or asynchronous – of the two, asynchronous V-DOTS (AVDOTS) is believed to be more convenient due to flexibility in timing...