Understanding barriers to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment completion in a low-resource setting: A mixed-methods study in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Afom T AndomHannah N GilbertMelino NdayizigiyeJoia S MukherjeeChristina Thompson LivelyJonase NthunyaTholoana A MaroleMakena RatsiuMary C Smith FawziCourtney M YuenPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Tuberculosis diagnosis could be improved through the effective decentralization of laboratory services at the health facility level, and treatment completion could be improved by providing food and other forms of social support to patients.
Keyphrases
- social support
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- depressive symptoms
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- combination therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- climate change
- antiretroviral therapy
- health insurance
- human immunodeficiency virus
- drug induced
- affordable care act