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Salifu, Yakubu, Eliason, Cecilia and Mensah, George (2016) ‘Ghost’ stories: sociocultural factors influencing tuberculosis treatment adherence in Ghana. Primary Health Care, 26 (10). pp. 34-41. ISSN 2047-900X

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Abstract

Background: Non-adherence to treatment is a major problem in tuberculosis (TB) control and leads to adverse outcomes and increased morbidity and mortality.

Aim: To explore the experiences of TB patients taking anti-TB drugs in Ghana to improve treatment adherence and prevent TB.

Method: Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted. Participants were asked about their experience of taking anti-TB drugs and factors that affect treatment adherence. These were transcribed and analysed using inductive content analysis. Participants were chosen through purposive sampling.

Findings: Three main themes emerged from the data: family support, stigma, beliefs and misconception. Subthemes included emotional support, financial difficulty and myth.

Conclusion: Patients who have family support, who are ‘policed’ and reminded to take their drugs at home are likely to adhere to treatment. Traditional beliefs and social stigma can affect medication adherence adversely.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/831913
Additional Information:	This is not the version of record.
Keywords:	adherence, commitment, compliance, family support, nursing interventions, qualitative, stigma, tuberculosis
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
Identification Number:	10.7748/phc.2016.e1159
Depositing User:	Salifu, Yakubu
Date Deposited:	18 May 2017 09:24
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 18:24
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/42917

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