Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Although TB is a curable communicable disease, poor adherence to TB treatment is a major
barrier to TB control in South Africa as it increases the risks of morbidity, mortality and drug
resistance at individual and community level. As a result, multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)
has become a serious public health issue. Underpinning this study was the assumption that a
client-centred approach to treatment of MDR-TB clients, with a hospital programme which
adopts an integrated multidisciplinary approach that is client-centred and is not purely biomedically driven, would improve treatment outcomes of MDR-TB clients.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/7687 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Firfirey, Nousheena |
| Contributors | Hess-April, Lucia, Soeker, Mogammad Shaheed |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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