Improving pathways to care through interventions cocreated with communities: a qualitative investigation of men's barriers to tuberculosis care-seeking in an informal settlement in Blantyre, Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Men have a higher prevalence of undiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) than women and can spend up to a year longer contributing to ongoing transmission in the community before receiving treatment. Health outcomes are often worse for patients with TB living in informal settlements especially men. This study aimed to understand the barriers preventing men from seeking care for TB and cocreate interventions to address these barriers.

Methods

We used qualitative research methods including in-depth interviews and participatory workshops. Researchers worked with women and men living in Bangwe, an informal settlement in Blantyre, Malawi to develop interventions that reflected their lived realities. The study took place over two phases, in the first phase we undertook interview

SUBMITTER: Phiri MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246363 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature