An exploration of the reasons for defaulting amongst Tuberculosis patients on the Community Based Directly-Observed Treatment Programme in the Siyanda district, Northern Cape Province

An exploration of the reasons for defaulting amongst Tuberculosis patients on the Community Based Directly-Observed Treatment Programme in the Siyanda district, Northern Cape Province

Magister Public Health - MPH === Background: Tuberculosis (TB) poses a major public health challenge in South Africa and in the Northern Cape Province. The province has the third highest in TB incidence rate in the country. Poor adherence to TB treatment impacts negatively on treatment outcomes. Siy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baitsiwe, Phyllis
Other Authors: Mohamed, Suraya
Language:en
Published: UWC 2014
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
TB defaulters
Treatment outcomes
Adherence to treatment
Community based DOT
DOT supporters
DOTS strategy
Primary health care facility
Qualitative study
Northern Cape Province
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2681

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http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2681

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