At-Risk Populations

Money: A Powerful Incentive for TB Prophylaxis in Homeless

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 1st, 1996

Monetary incentives appear to be superior to peer health advisors in persuading homeless people infected with tuberculosis to seek medical attention, according to a report from the University of California.

The first follow-up medical visit after the identification of tuberculosis infection is critical in determining the need for preventive therapy and identifying those with active TB.

"Groups such as the homeless, characterized by high prevalence of HIV and crowded living conditions, harbor high rates of TB infection, but adherence to preventive therapy is poor," researcher Louise Pilote and colleagues wrote ("Tuberculosis Prophylaxis in the...

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