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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MEASURES FOR THE PURPOSE OF TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION: SCIENTIFIC AND APPLIED APPROACHES

N. A. Matsegora, A. V. Kaprosh

Odesa National Medical University, Odesa, Ukraine

DOI https://doi.org/10.32782/2519-4151-2025-1-6

Introduction. Low rates of coverage of TB preventive measures and untimely seeking medical care by patients lead to late detection of TB, the spread of tuberculosis infection, and an increase in the incidence of neglected forms of TB and mortality from it.

Objective: to explore the possibilities of using information and communication measures to prevent tuberculosis.

Research results and discussion. TB prevention plays a major role in the fight against the TB epidemic and is multicomponent in nature. The following areas of TB prevention are distinguished: specific prevention (vaccine prevention), chemoprophylaxis (prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis infection (PT TBI)), sanitary, social prevention of TB and infection control. Conclusions. Improvement of the above measures is possible with coordinated management actions and decisions in the development of effective models for combating TB through the use of modern information and communication tools for timely receipt and reporting of information on TB.

Key words: tuberculosis, prevention of tuberculosis, prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, information and communication activity.

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