{"id":103730,"date":"2021-12-08T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T03:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=103730"},"modified":"2021-12-08T12:44:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T07:14:58","slug":"dots-full-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/dots-full-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Form Of DOTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is the full form of DOTS?<\/h3>\n<p>DOTS stands for<strong> Directly Observed Therapy, Short-course<\/strong>. Also known as TB \u2013 DOTS, it is a strategy that aims at curing and reducing the risk of TB (tuberculosis). In this, a medical representative provides the recommended TB medications to tuberculosis patients and makes sure that the patient takes every dose.<\/p>\n<p>It is necessary to supervise the patients because if left alone they may not take the medicine, which may cause the spreading of drug-resistant tuberculosis.<\/p>\n<h3>Main actions of DOTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supplying the prescribed drug.<\/li>\n<li>Checking for side effects of the medication.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring that the patient intakes the drug regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Detailing the visit<\/li>\n<li>Answering queries related to TB and DOTS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Significance of DOTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoids transition of TB.<\/li>\n<li>Reduces the probability of treatment error and drug-resistance tuberculosis.<\/li>\n<li>Ensures quick and interruption-free treatment of TB.<\/li>\n<li>According to reports, under DOTS, 85-90 percent of TB patients administered their medications properly as compared to the 62 percent of TB patients who underwent self-administered therapy.<\/li>\n<li>Supervises patients so that they can take drugs as guided; without any fail or difficulty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the full form of DOTS? 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