Journeys to tuberculosis treatment: A qualitative study of patients, families and communities in Jogjakarta, Indonesia

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rintiswati, N ^a   Mahendradhata, Y ^a,b   Suharna, ^c   Susilawati, ^d   Purwanta, ^a   Subronto, Y ^a   Varkevisser, C M ^e   Van Der Werf, M J ^f,g  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c Jogjakarta Provincial Health Office   (Indonesia)

^d Jogjakarta Municipality Health Office   (Indonesia)

^e ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^f KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INDONESIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651146828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-158     Document Type: Article

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