Gender Inequalities in Access to Tuberculosis Services in South Africa

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading natural cause of mortality in South Africa, and the country has the sixth-highest TB burden in the world. Of every 100 000 South Africans, 781 are expected to develop TB. Even with the adoption of the Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Course (DOTS) strategy since 19...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haji, Mina
Other Authors: Cleary, Susan
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31571