Provider attitudes about childhood tuberculosis prevention in Lesotho: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization estimated that 1.12 million children developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2018, and at least 200,000 children died from TB. Implementation of effective child contact management is an important strategy to prevent childhood TB but these practices often are not prioritized or implemented, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore attitudes of healthcare providers toward TB prevention and perceived facilitators and challenges to child contact management in Lesotho, a high TB burden country. Qualitative data were collected via group and individual in-depth interviews with 12 healthcare providers at five health facilities in one district and analyzed using a thematic framework.

Results

Healthcare providers in

SUBMITTER: Hirsch-Moverman Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7249694 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature