FeedbackThe Recommendations part of this chapter has three main sections on elements of TB care and support. The elements covered are:
- Care and support interventions for all people with TB.
- Models of care for people with drug-resistant TB
- Models of care for children and adolescents exposed to TB or with TB disease.
Each section starts with the current WHO recommendations for that element. It then gives information on the evidence used to inform the recommendations, summarizes the analyses that were carried out on the basis of the evidence, and describes considerations for specific subgroups, for monitoring and evaluation and for implementation. Research gaps that were identified for each of the sections are presented at the end of the document; annexes provide more details on the methods, the Guideline Development Groups (GDGs), the reports of systematic reviews and data analyses, evidence profiles, unpublished data and statistical analysis plans. Each section reflects discussions held at GDG meetings. Additional information on implementation of patient care interventions is presented in the relevant chapter of the WHO consolidated operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 4: Treatment and care which is, a separate document that is designed to aid implementation efforts.