Barriers in the access, diagnosis and treatment completion for tuberculosis patients in central and western Nepal: A qualitative study among patients, community members and health care workers

Babu Marahatta, Sujan; Kumar Yadav, Rajesh; Giri, Deena; Lama, Sarina; Raj Rijal, Komal; Raj Mishra, Shiva; Shrestha, Ashish; Raj Bhattrai, Pramod; Kumar Mahato, Roshan; Adhikari, Bipin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0227293

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Barriers in the access, diagnosis and treatment completion for tuberculosis patients in central and western Nepal: A qualitative study among patients, community members and health care workers

Published in PLoS ONE • Jan 15, 2020

Authors:

Sujan Babu Marahatta

Rajesh Kumar Yadav

Deena Giri

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nepal has achieved a significant reduction of TB incidence over the past decades. Nevertheless, TB patients continue to experience barriers in access, diagnosis and completion of the treatment. The main objective of this study was to explore the factors affecting the access to the health...

Subject

Tuberculosis

Medicine

Qualitative research

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