Factors affecting  the uptake of community TB care in Lobatse district of Botswana as experienced by patients

Rankosha, Omphemetse

dc.contributor.advisor	Elhers, V. J.
dc.contributor.author	Rankosha, Omphemetse
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T12:33:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T12:33:50Z
dc.date.issued	2014-11
dc.date.submitted	2015-06-03
dc.identifier.citation	Rankosha, Omphemetse (2014) Factors affecting the uptake of community TB care in Lobatse district of Botswana as experienced by patients, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18695>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18695
dc.description.abstract	The study aimed to assess factors affecting the uptake of community-based Tuberculosis care (CTBC) as experienced by patients in Lobatse in order to make recommendations to enhance the uptake of CBTC in this area. A cross-sectional study was conducted, using structured interviews amongst 101 TB patients in Lobatse who registered for directly observed treatment (DOT) for TB in the GOB’s health facilities from January 2011 to August 2013. The SPSS (version 21) was used to analyse the data. Univariate logistic regression models were used. Participation in CTBC was an outcome. The main predictors for participation in CBTC included, knowledge and attitudes towards CTBC (p=0.0003), perceived barriers and enablers towards this programme (p=0.0279), and patient satisfaction with this programme (p=0.0315). The research findings pertain to TB services in Lobatse, because the study was conducted in government health facilities implementing the Botswana National Tuberculosis Programme (BNTP) CTBC guidelines only in Lobatse	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xvii, 114 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Botswana’s tuberculosis programme	en
dc.subject	Directly observed treatment (DOT)	en
dc.subject	Experiences of tuberculosis patients	en
dc.subject	Health Belief Model	en
dc.subject	Tuberculosis	en
dc.subject	Uptake of community-based tuberculosis care	en
dc.subject.ddc	616.9950096883
dc.subject.lcsh	Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Botswana -- Lobatse	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Community health nursing -- Botswana -- Lobatse	en
dc.title	Factors affecting the uptake of community TB care in Lobatse district of Botswana as experienced by patients	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.department	M. A. (Public Health)	en