Understanding the socio-cultural dimensions of defaulting in TB treatment: A study about selected male and female TB defaulters in Iligan City

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Hussein, Faris A.
• التنسيق: text
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Animo Repository 2003
• الموضوعات: Tuberculosis—Patients—Philippines—Iligan City—Psychology; Tuberculosis—Treatment—Philippines—Iligan City—Psychological aspects; Mental and Social Health
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3117; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9955&context=etd_masteral

The issue of treatment defaulters in TB treatment programs is one major concern. Using semi structured interview guide, twenty-two positively selected TB defaulters in five Barangay Health Centers (BHCs) in Iligan City were interviewed in attempt to understand barriers to compliance from a wider soc...