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Patient compliance with tuberculosis treatment in Ghana: Factors influencing adherence to therapy in a rural service programme
Dade, G. K; Van Der Mark, Th.w; Van Der Werf, Tjip S.
Monography in English | AIM (Africa) | ID: biblio-1275037
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Data from two questionnaires held in 1985 and 1987 among 68 and 49 PTB patients respectively; revealed that many patients visited healing churches but few admitted having consulted traditional healers; that financial expenses for transport outweighed hospital charges; that lower educational levels were not associated with poorer compliance to therapy; that health education had improved significantly in two years time. It is concluded that intervention with liaison health workers and simple health education results in improved outcome in rural service tuberculosis programme
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Health context: SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce / Neglected Diseases Health problem: Implementation Strategies for Healthcare Workers / Neglected Diseases / Tuberculosis Database: AIM (Africa) Main subject: Tuberculosis / Patient Compliance / Drug Therapy / Medicine / Mental Healing Aspects: Implementation research Language: English Year: 1992 Document type: Monography
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Health context: SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce / Neglected Diseases Health problem: Implementation Strategies for Healthcare Workers / Neglected Diseases / Tuberculosis Database: AIM (Africa) Main subject: Tuberculosis / Patient Compliance / Drug Therapy / Medicine / Mental Healing Aspects: Implementation research Language: English Year: 1992 Document type: Monography