Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: A qualitative process evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Lutge, Elizabeth ^a   Lewin, Simon ^b   Volmink, Jimmy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Economic; Enablers; Incentives; Qualitative process evaluation; RCT; Support; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; CATERING SERVICE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INCOME; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME;

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84902740981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-236     Document Type: Article

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