‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana
Background: Non-adherence to treatment is a major problem in tuberculosis (TB) control and leads to adverse outcomes and increased morbidity and mortality. Aim: To explore the experiences of TB patients taking anti-TB drugs in Ghana to improve treatment adherence and prevent TB. Method: Ten semi-s...
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| author | Salifu, Yakubu Eliason, Cecilia Mensah, George |
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| description | Background: Non-adherence to treatment is a major problem in tuberculosis (TB) control and leads to adverse outcomes and increased morbidity and mortality.
Aim: To explore the experiences of TB patients taking anti-TB drugs in Ghana to improve treatment adherence and prevent TB.
Method: Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted. Participants were asked about their experience of taking anti-TB drugs and factors that affect treatment adherence. These were transcribed and analysed using inductive content analysis. Participants were chosen through purposive sampling.
Findings: Three main themes emerged from the data: family support, stigma, beliefs and misconception. Subthemes included emotional support, financial difficulty and myth.
Conclusion: Patients who have family support, who are ‘policed’ and reminded to take their drugs at home are likely to adhere to treatment. Traditional beliefs and social stigma can affect medication adherence adversely. |
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| spelling | nottingham-429172020-05-04T18:24:11Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42917/ ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana Salifu, Yakubu Eliason, Cecilia Mensah, George Background: Non-adherence to treatment is a major problem in tuberculosis (TB) control and leads to adverse outcomes and increased morbidity and mortality. Aim: To explore the experiences of TB patients taking anti-TB drugs in Ghana to improve treatment adherence and prevent TB. Method: Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted. Participants were asked about their experience of taking anti-TB drugs and factors that affect treatment adherence. These were transcribed and analysed using inductive content analysis. Participants were chosen through purposive sampling. Findings: Three main themes emerged from the data: family support, stigma, beliefs and misconception. Subthemes included emotional support, financial difficulty and myth. Conclusion: Patients who have family support, who are ‘policed’ and reminded to take their drugs at home are likely to adhere to treatment. Traditional beliefs and social stigma can affect medication adherence adversely. RCN Publishing 2016-12-29 Article PeerReviewed Salifu, Yakubu, Eliason, Cecilia and Mensah, George (2016) ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana. Primary Health Care, 26 (10). pp. 34-41. ISSN 2047-900X adherence commitment compliance family support nursing interventions qualitative stigma tuberculosis http://journals.rcni.com/doi/10.7748/phc.2016.e1159 doi:10.7748/phc.2016.e1159 doi:10.7748/phc.2016.e1159 |
| spellingShingle | adherence commitment compliance family support nursing interventions qualitative stigma tuberculosis Salifu, Yakubu Eliason, Cecilia Mensah, George ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana |
| title | ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana |
| title_full | ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana |
| title_short | ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana |
| title_sort | ‘ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in ghana |
| topic | adherence commitment compliance family support nursing interventions qualitative stigma tuberculosis |
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