Identifying barriers to effective tuberculosis control in Senegal: An anthropological approach

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 539-543

  Hane, F ^a   Thiam, S ^a   Fall, A S ^b   Vidal, L ^a   Diop, A H ^c   Ndir, M ^c   Lienhardt, Christian ^a,d,e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^c Programme National de Lutte Anti tuberculeuse   (Senegal)

^d Clinical Trial Division   (France)

^e INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Qualitative studies; Treatment adherence; Tuberculosis control

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MASS COMMUNICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SENEGAL; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; URBAN AREA;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENEGAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34248343049     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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