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Tuberculosis patients’ pre-hospital delay and non-compliance with a longstanding DOT programme: a mixed methods study in urban Zambia

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in Zambia, despite considerable efforts to control and prevent it. With this study, we aim to understand how perceptions and cultural, social, economic, and organisational factors influence TB patients’ pre-hospital delay and non-complianc...

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Autores principales: Cremers, Anne Lia, Gerrets, René, Kapata, Nathan, Kabika, Austin, Birnie, Emma, Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin, Grobusch, Martin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5086075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27793145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3771-9