Voices from the frontline: barriers and strategies to improve tuberculosis infection control in primary health care facilities in South Africa

Voices from the frontline: barriers and strategies to improve tuberculosis infection control in primary health care facilities in South Africa

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) infection control at primary healthcare (PHC) level remains problematic, especially in South Africa. Improvements are significantly dependent on healthcare workers’ (HCWs) behaviours, underwriting an urgent need for behaviour change. This study sought to 1) iden...

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Main Authors: Farirai Zinatsa, Michelle Engelbrecht, André Janse van Rensburg, Gladys Kigozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Infection control
Behaviour change
Healthcare workers
Primary healthcare facilities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3083-0

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