Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: A systematic review of qualitative research

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1230-1245

  Munro, Salla A ^a,b   Lewin, Simon A ^a,c   Smith, Helen J ^d   Engel, Mark E ^a,b   Fretheim, Atle ^e   Volmink, Jimmy ^a,f  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

CAREGIVER; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; ETHNOGRAPHY; FAMILY; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; KNOWLEDGE; LAW; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TUBERCULOSIS; WELLBEING; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34547602590     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238     Document Type: Review

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