"It is not easy": Experiences of people living with HIV and tuberculosis on Tuberculosis treatment in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Completion of tuberculosis (TB) treatment presents several challenges to patients, including long treatment duration, medication adverse-effects and heavy pill burden. WHO emphasize the need for patient-centered TB care, but such approaches require understanding of patient experiences and perceptions.

Methods

In 2020, we nested a qualitative study within a clinical trial that recruited 128 HIV-TB co-infected adults in Kampala receiving rifampicin-based TB treatment, alongside anti-retroviral therapy. A purposively selected sub-sample of 46 trial participants contributed to nine gender segregated focus group discussions. Of these, 12 also participated in in-depth interviews. Sessions were recorded, transcribed verbatim and translated from local languages into Engli

SUBMITTER: Nabisere-Arinaitwe R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10727990 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature