Open AccessTuberculosis screening and compliance with return for skin test reading among active drug users.
Author(s) -
C. Kevin Malotte,
Fen Rhodes,
Kiera Mais
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.88.5.792
Subject(s) - medicine , incentive , test (biology) , tuberculin , tuberculosis , reading (process) , family medicine , paleontology , pathology , political science , law , economics , microeconomics , biology
This study assessed the independent and combined effects of different levels of monetary incentives and a theory-based educational intervention on return for tuberculosis (TB) skin test reading in a sample of active injection drug and crack cocaine users. Prevalence of TB infection in this sample was also determined.