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"This is not my body": Therapeutic experiences and post-treatment health of people with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis.

Marian LovedaySindisiwe HlanguLee-Megan LarkanHelen CoxJohnny DanielsErika Mohr-HollandJennifer Furin
Published in: PloS one (2021)
The experiences and impact of RR-TB disease and therapy on post-treatment life of individuals successfully treated, highlights gaps in the current health care system that need to be addressed to improve the life of individuals post-treatment. A more holistic and long-term view of post-TB health, including the provision of comprehensive medical and social services for post-treatment care of physical ailments, social re-integration and the mitigation of the perceived fear and risk of getting TB again could be a central part of person-centred TB care.
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