Tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana: patients’ perspectives of barriers and enablers to treatment

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Tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana: patients’ perspectives of barriers and enablers to treatment

Tuberculosis (TB) treatment continues to be a daunting task in most low and middle- income countries due to cultural beliefs held by people and inadequate information about the importance of treatment adherence in the community. This study explored the patient-related factors influencing tuberculosi...

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Main Authors:	Salifu, Yakubu, Eliason, Cecilia, Mensah, George
Format:	Article
Published:	Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana 2017
Subjects:	Barriers to treatment; Enabling factors; TB treatment adherence; Patients’ perspectives
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50521/

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