Views of health service providers on obstacles to tuberculosis control in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although Ghana does not fall into the category of those countries which have a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), the disease does present considerable economic and health limitations to individuals infected with, and affected by, the disease, as well as to the health system in general. Despite this fact, insufficient studies have been done on the key barriers to controlling the disease. This paper presents results from an exploratory study on the constraints of controlling TB in Ghana based on the opinions of health service providers.

Methods

In-depth interviews were conducted with frontline health workers involved in TB control in the country. Participants were purposively selected from a pool of national and regional, and district and facility level coordinators

SUBMITTER: Amo-Adjei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3710189 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature