What is DOTS?

Answer 1

DOTS stands for Directly Observed Treatment Short course. The WHO has been waging war against Tuberculosis (TB) in the third world ie: Less developed world.

The main problem with Tuberculosis is that the bacteria are very difficult to kill. Unlike other bacterial illness, The treatment for TB lasts for months to years. The main problem with this is that sooner or later many patients stop taking the tablets. Stopping the treatment is the worst thing to do as the TB bugs get resistant and the disease becomes very bad or resistant to ordinary drugs. The next line of attack uses very strong and toxic drugs.

So the WHO came up with the idea that the treatment should be conducted in the manner that the doctor should directly observe the patient swallowing the drug at the clinic and must be assured that the treatment is taken. It has worked wonders for this slow but dreaded disease. Hope this helps

Answer 2

DOTS is the only strategy which has proven effective in controlling TB on a mass basis. The DOTS strategy is in practice 148 countries. India has adapted and tested DOTS since 1993, with excellent results.

Answer 3

Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS)



In 1992, the Government of India, together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), reviewed the national programme and concluded that it suffered from managerial weakness, inadequate funding, over-reliance on x-ray, non-standard treatment regimens, low rates of treatment completion, and lack of systematic information on treatment outcomes. As a result, a Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) was designed. DOTS is known as the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) in India and is a comprehensive strategy for TB control.

The goal of RNTCP is to cure at least 85% of new smear-positive cases of tuberculosis and to detect at least 70% of such patients, after the desired cure rate has been achieved. Clearly, both good outcomes and high case detection rates are essential. But it is essential that the system is geared up to reliably cure patients, before any attempts are made at expanding case detection. In fact, experience clearly shows that reliably curing patients results in a “recruitment effect” – wherever effective services are offered, case detection rates steadily increase. Cured patients act as one of the best motivators promoting case detection and patient adherence to treatment.

DOTS is the only strategy which has proven effective in controlling TB on a mass basis. To date, 148 countries are implementing the DOTS strategy. India has adapted and tested DOTS in various parts of the country since 1993, with excellent results, and the RNTCP now covers more than 1 billion populations in over 564 districts in 29 states and union territories.

Answer 4

DOTS meaning Directly Observed Treatment Short-course is a treatment programme organised by the WHO (world health organisation ) to help control TB and ensure successful and cost effective eradication of the disease in communities.More details can be found on the WHO website:
http://www.who.int/tb/dots/framework/en/index.html

Answer 5

direct observation treatment short course = DOTS

Answer 6

Department of Transportation

Answer 7

dots

Answer 8

Directly Observed Treatment Short Course.

treatment program of WHO to treat TB.
The basis of this is to use highly effective drugs simultaneously (upto even 5)
&
treatment to be administered by a health worker himself for each dose till completion of treatment.

this program has been succesful.

Answer 9

Do you mean the little tiny DOTS of icecream you can buy?

Answer 10

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