Published on in Vol 23, No 6 (2021): June

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23294, first published .
Acceptability of the Medication Event Reminder Monitor for Promoting Adherence to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy in Two Indian Cities: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

Acceptability of the Medication Event Reminder Monitor for Promoting Adherence to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy in Two Indian Cities: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

Acceptability of the Medication Event Reminder Monitor for Promoting Adherence to Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Therapy in Two Indian Cities: Qualitative Study of Patients and Health Care Providers

Beena E Thomas   1 * , PhD, MSW ;   J Vignesh Kumar   1 , PhD, MSW ;   Murugesan Periyasamy   1 , MA, PGDC ;   Amit Subhash Khandewale   1 , MSW ;   J Hephzibah Mercy   1 , MSW ;   E Michael Raj   1 , MSW ;   S Kokila   1 , MSc ;   Apurva Shashikant Walgude   1 , MA ;   Gunjan Rahul Gaurkhede   1 , MA, MSW ;   Jagannath Dattatraya Kumbhar   1 , MSW ;   Senthanro Ovung   1 , MSW ;   Mariyamma Paul   1 , MSW ;   B Sathyan Rajkumar   1 , MA ;   Ramnath Subbaraman   2, 3, 4 * , MSc, MD, FACP

1 Department of Social and Behavioural Research, ICMR- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India

2 Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

3 Center for Global Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States

4 Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Ramnath Subbaraman, MSc, MD, FACP
  • Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
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