The social determinants of tuberculosis treatment adherence in a remote region of Papua New Guinea
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- 作者：Tanya Diefenbach-Elstob ; David Plummer ; Robert Dowi ; Sinba Wamagi…
- 关键词：Tuberculosis ; Papua New Guinea ; Treatment adherence ; DOTS ; Remote health ; Subsistence ; Witchcraft ; Health systems ; Health education
- 刊名：BMC Public Health
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：17
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1214KB
- 刊物主题：Public Health; Medicine/Public Health, general; Epidemiology; Environmental Health; Biostatistics; Vaccine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2458
- 卷排序：17
文摘
BackgroundPapua New Guinea (PNG) is a diverse and culturally-rich country with severe infrastructural and health problems. Tuberculosis (TB) is widespread, and the number of cases with drug resistance is rising. Treatment adherence is known to be important for both effective treatment and limiting the emergence of drug resistance. The aim of this study was to construct a matrix of the factors that act as facilitators or barriers to TB treatment adherence in a remote region of PNG.