Tuberculosis treatment interruption

Tshabalala, Duduzile Lina

dc.contributor.advisor	Human, Susara Petronella, 1952-	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Smith, J. E.	en
dc.contributor.author	Tshabalala, Duduzile Lina	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:56:59Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:56:59Z
dc.date.issued	2007-11
dc.date.submitted	2007-11-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Tshabalala, Duduzile Lina (2007) Tuberculosis treatment interruption, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1819>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1819
dc.description.abstract	This quantitative, descriptive study investigated factors that contributed to TB patients registered in four Tembisa clinics in 2001, defaulting treatment. An interview schedule with closed and open-ended questions was used for 30 patients who could be traced who had interrupted treatment. The reasons for treatment interruption were related to socio-economic, TB policy-related and health care worker-related factors. The findings illustrate that TB management requires a multi-sectoral approach and joint efforts to tackle the disease that continues to kill people even though it is curable.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (ix, 94 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	DOTS	en
dc.subject	Interruption	en
dc.subject	Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis	en
dc.subject	Perception	en
dc.subject	Re-treatment	en
dc.subject	Treatment	en
dc.subject	Tuberculosis	en
dc.subject.ddc	616.9950096822
dc.subject.lcsh	Tuberculosis -- Treatment -- South Africa -- Tembisa
dc.title	Tuberculosis treatment interruption	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Health Studies)	en