"Life continues": Patient, health care and community care workers perspectives on self-administered treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Khayelitsha, South Africa.

BACKGROUND:Self-administered treatment (SAT), a differentiated model of care for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), might address adherence challenges faced by patients and health care systems. This study explored patient, health-care worker (HCW) and community care worker (CCW) perspectives...

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Main Authors: Erika Mohr, Leigh Snyman, Zodwa Mbakaz, Judy Caldwell, Virginia DeAzevedo, Yulene Kock, Laura Trivino Duran, Emilie Venables
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6138394?pdf=render