Facilitators and barriers for completion of the diagnostic process among people with presumed tuberculosis in Central Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Uganda has improved its tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic processes over the years since the scale up of the Xpert MTB/RIF testing in 2012. However, there are continued delays in diagnosis and missing people with TB who are either not diagnosed or notified. We explored facilitators and barriers for completion of the TB diagnostic process among people with presumed TB in selected health facilities in Central Uganda. This was a qualitative exploration involving 25 in-depth interviews with people with presumed TB and six sex stratified focus group discussions with people with TB who had recently initiated treatment. We also conducted 20 key informant interviews with health workers providing TB services. All interviews and discussions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis

SUBMITTER: Nuwematsiko R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12449001 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature