Video Directly Observed Therapy to support adherence with treatment for tuberculosis in Vietnam: A prospective cohort study

Thu Anh Nguyen, Minh Tam Pham, Thi Loi Nguyen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Duc Cuong Pham, Binh Hoa Nguyen, Greg James Fox

Background:

Ensuring patients fully adhere to their treatment is a major challenge for TB control programmes in resource-limited settings. This study was conducted three outpatient tuberculosis clinics in Hanoi, Vietnam. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using asynchronous Video Directly Observed Therapy (VDOT) to support treatment adherence among patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis.