Barriers in the access, diagnosis and treatment completion for tuberculosis patients in central and western Nepal: A qualitative study among patients, community members and health care workers

BACKGROUND:Nepal has achieved a significant reduction of TB incidence over the past decades. Nevertheless, TB patients continue to experience barriers in access, diagnosis and completion of the treatment. The main objective of this study was to explore the factors affecting the access to the health...

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Main Authors: Marahatta, SB, Yadav, RK, Giri, D, Lama, S, Rijal, KR, Mishra, SR, Shrestha, A, Bhattrai, PR, Mahato, RK, Adhikari, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2020