Facilitators and barriers to uptake of digital adherence technologies in improving TB care in Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: The role of digital adherence technologies (DATs) in improving tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence is an emerging area of policy discussion. Given that the directly observed therapy (DOT) has several shortcomings, alternative approaches such as DATs are vital to enhancing current practices by rendering person-centered models to support the completion of TB treatments. However, there is a lack of evidence that informs policy and program on facilitators and barriers to the uptake of DATs in the context of country-specific real-world situations. The purpose of this study was to explore the facilitators and barriers to the uptake of DATs by drawing from the accounts of people with TB (PWTB), healthcare workers (HCWs) and other key policy stakeholders in Ethiopia. A qualitative study was cond

SUBMITTER: Shewamene Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature