An exploration of patient perceptions of adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Tanzania

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 835-845

  Van Den Boogaard, Jossy ^a   Msoka, Elisabeth ^b   Homfray, Mike ^c   Kibiki, Gibson S ^b   Heldens, Jeannette J H M ^a   Felling, Albert J A ^a   Aarnoutse, Rob E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adherence compliance; Africa, sub Saharan; health behavior; model building; tuberculosis (TB)

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 84860538762     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312438968     Document Type: Article

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