Evaluation of lay health workers' needs to effectively support anti-tuberculosis treatment adherence in Malawi

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1492-1497

  Puchalski Ritchie, Lisa M ^a,b   Van Lettow, M ^c,d   Barnsley, J ^b   Chan, A K ^b,c,d   Joshua, M ^e   Martiniuk, A L C ^c,f,g,h   Schull, M J ^c,g   Zwarenstein, M ^c,g,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DIGNITAS INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^f GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^g SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^j UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

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Author keywords

Adherence; Barriers; Default; Facilitators; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867203421     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0206     Document Type: Article

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