TB treatment initiation and adherence in a South African community influenced more by perceptions than by knowledge of tuberculosis
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health concern. Inadequate case finding and case holding has been cited as major barrier to the control of TB. The TB literature is written almost entirely from a biomedical perspective, while recent studies show that it is imperative to understand lay percep...
Main Authors: | Cramm, Jane M, Finkenflügel, Harry J M, Moller, Valerie, Nieboer, Anna P |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010657 |
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