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- Title
TB treatment initiation and adherence in a South African community influenced more by perceptions than by knowledge of tuberculosis.
- Authors
Cramm, Jane M; Finkenflügel, Harry J M; Møller, Valerie; Nieboer, Anna P
- Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health concern. Inadequate case finding and case holding has been cited as major barrier to the control of TB. The TB literature is written almost entirely from a biomedical perspective, while recent studies show that it is imperative to understand lay perception to determine why people seek treatment and may stop taking treatment. The Eastern Cape is known as a province with high TB incidence, prevalence and with one of the worst cure rates of South Africa. Its inhabitants can be considered lay experts when it comes to TB. Therefore, we investigated knowledge, perceptions of (access to) TB treatment and adherence to treatment among an Eastern Cape population.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2010, Vol 10, p72
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-10-72