Barriers and enablers in the management of tuberculosis treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
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- 11 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 8 (1) , 11
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-11
Abstract
Non-adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is an important barrier for TB control programs because incomplete treatment may result in prolonged infectiousness, drug resistance, relapse, and death. The aim of the present study is to explore enablers and barriers in the management of TB treatment during the first five months of treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Keywords
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