Barriers to access and adherence to tuberculosis services, as perceived by patients: A qualitative study in Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. While diagnostic methods and total notifications are improving, significant gaps remain between total numbers of TB cases annually, and the number that are notified. The purpose of this study was to elicit Mozambican patients with drug sensitive TB (DS-TB), TB/HIV and Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) understanding and assessment of the quality of care for DS-TB, HIV/TB and MDR-TB services in Mozambique, along with challenges to effectively preventing, diagnosing and treating TB.

Materials and methods

Qualitative data was collected via separate focus group discussions consisting of patients with DS-TB, TB/HIV and MDR-TB at four health centers in Sofal

SUBMITTER: De Schacht C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6619801 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature