The impact of knowledge and attitudes on adherence to tuberculosis treatment: A case-control study in a moroccan region

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tachfouti, Nabil ^a   Slama, Katia ^b   Berraho, Mohammed ^a   Nejjari, Chakib ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy   (Morocco)

^b EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Attitudes; DOT; Knowledge; Morocco; Non adherence; Treatment; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84871510614     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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