The study aimed to assess factors affecting the uptake of community-based
Tuberculosis care (CTBC) as experienced by patients in Lobatse in order to make
recommendations to enhance the uptake of CBTC in this area.
A cross-sectional study was conducted, using structured interviews amongst 101 TB
patients in Lobatse who registered for directly observed treatment (DOT) for TB in the
GOB’s health facilities from January 2011 to August 2013. The SPSS (version 21) was
used to analyse the data. Univariate logistic regression models were used. Participation
in CTBC was an outcome.
The main predictors for participation in CBTC included, knowledge and attitudes
towards CTBC (p=0.0003), perceived barriers and enablers towards this programme
(p=0.0279), and patient satisfaction with this programme (p=0.0315).
The research findings pertain to TB services in Lobatse, because the study was
conducted in government health facilities implementing the Botswana National
Tuberculosis Programme (BNTP) CTBC guidelines only in Lobatse / Health Studies / M.A. (Public Health)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18695 |
| Date | 03 June 2015 |
| Creators | Rankosha, Omphemetse |
| Contributors | Elhers, V. J. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvii, 114 leaves) |
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