Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour in rural Uganda

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 938-942

  Buregyeya, Esther ^a,b   Kulane, A ^c   Colebunders, R ^a,d   Wajja, A ^e   Kiguli, J ^a   Mayanja, H ^e   Musoke, P ^e   Pariyo, G ^a   Mitchell, E M H ^f  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^f KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health seeking behaviour; Qualitative; Stigma; Tuberculosis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STIGMA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STEREOTYPING; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 79958713698     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0211     Document Type: Article

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