'They are inconveniencing us' - exploring how gaps in patient education and patient centred approaches interfere with TB treatment adherence: perspectives from patients and clinicians in the Free State Province, South Africa

• Ngā kaituhi matua: N. Moodley (Author), A. Saimen (Author), N. Zakhura (Author), D. Motau (Author), G. Setswe (Author), S. Charalambous (Author), C. M. Chetty-Makkan (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) treatment loss to follow up (LTFU) plays an important contributory role to the staggering TB epidemic in South Africa. Reasons for treatment interruption are poorly understood. Treatment interruption appears to be the culmination of poor health literacy of patie...