The social reality of migrant men with tuberculosis in Kathmandu: Implications for DOT in practice

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1442-1447

  Kirwan, Daniela E ^a   Nicholson, Brian D ^b   Baral, Sushil C ^c   Newell, James N ^b  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Research and Social Development Forum   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Direct observation of treatment; Migrants; Nepal; Qualitative study; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; MIGRANT WORKER; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; TUBERCULOSIS; WELLBEING; WORKING TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEPAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; BAGMATI; EURASIA; KATHMANDU; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449397880     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02405.x     Document Type: Article

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