Effects of sociodemographic characteristics and patients’ health beliefs on tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ethiopia: a structural equation modelling approach
Abstract Background Patients’ beliefs are a major factor affecting tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence. However, there has been little use of Health Belief Model (HBM) in determining the pathway effect of patients’ sociodemographic characteristics and beliefs on TB treatment adherence. Therefore,...
Main Authors: | Habteyes Hailu Tola, Mehrdad Karimi, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0380-5 |
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