‘They are inconveniencing us’ - exploring how gaps in patient education and patient centred approaches interfere with TB treatment adherence: perspectives from patients and clinicians in the Free State Province, South Africa

‘They are inconveniencing us’ - exploring how gaps in patient education and patient centred approaches interfere with TB treatment adherence: perspectives from patients and clinicians in the Free State Province, South Africa

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) treatment loss to follow up (LTFU) plays an important contributory role to the staggering TB epidemic in South Africa. Reasons for treatment interruption are poorly understood. Treatment interruption appears to be the culmination of poor health literacy of patie...

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Main Authors: N. Moodley, A. Saimen, N. Zakhura, D. Motau, G. Setswe, S. Charalambous, C. M. Chetty-Makkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis TB
Adherence
Messaging
Loss to follow up
Knowledge
Health literacy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08562-3

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