Health Professionals working with people with TB
Video 2
This video demonstrates how a health professional or ‘DOTS’ facilitator can ask about a patient’s tobacco use and provide advice on quitting.
Generic script in English | Video in Bengali | Video in Nepali | Video in Urdu
Video 3
This video demonstrates how a health professional or ‘DOTS’ facilitator can help a patient to set a quit date and be prepared to deal with cravings and side-effects.
Generic script in English | Video in Bengali | Video in Nepali | Video in Urdu
Flipbook
This flipbook to use by DOTS facilitators/health professional to support them to take their TB medicines, live healthily and quit tobacco. One side of the flipbook has been designed for use with male patients and the other with female patients. The side facing the patient includes a photograph of the key message and the reverse-side which faces the health professional provide key messages for the health professional to convey to the patient.
Generic flipbook in English | Flipbook in Bengali male version and female version | Flipbook in Nepali male version and female version | Flipbook in Urdu male version and female version
Leaflet
This leaflet provides information about the dangers of tobacco, particularly for TB patients, the benefits of quitting and advice on dealing with side effects. The leaflet can be given to patients interested to quit and those who may smoke, but are not quite ready to make a quit attempt. It aims to provide them with the information needed to encourage them to return to the clinic to make a quit attempt.
Generic leaflet in English | Leaflet in Bengali | Leaflet in Nepali | Leaflet in Urdu
Poster 1: advertising service
As tobacco cessation is a new service in many TB clinics, this poster advertises the availability of support to quit tobacco in the clinic.
Generic poster 1 in English | Poster 1 in Bengali | Poster 1 in Nepali | Poster 1 in Urdu
Poster 2: benefits of quitting
This poster emphasises the benefits of quitting tobacco for TB patients.
Generic poster 1 in English | Poster 2 in Bengali | Poster 2 in Nepali | Poster 2 in Urdu
Health Professional guide
This guide helps DOTS facilitators/health professionals to support TB patients to stop tobacco use, manage their TB treatment and to live a healthy life. It provides details of the research evidence behind the strategies to support patients to quit and gives top tips on how to communicate and support patients.
Generic health professional guide in English | Guide in Bengali | Guide in Nepali | Guide in Urdu
Desktop reminder
This one-pager desktop reminder can be stuck on the health professionals/ DOTS facilitator’s desk or wall to provide a quick reminder of the key message to advise patients and support them to quit. It should be used in conjunction with the other materials and training available here.
Generic one-pager reminder in English | One-pager reminder in Bengali | One-pager reminder in Nepali | One-pager reminder in Urdu