Lived Experiences of Medically Admitted Tuberculosis Patients in a Public Hospital and Its Implications for TB Treatment Management and Care: A Narrative Analysis Around the First-Hand Experience in a Tuberculosis Ward

The present hospital ethnography on TB patients indicates that emphasizing patients' perspectives, provision of socio-psychological support at community and institutional levels in the hospital ward, and addressing tuberculosis-associated concerns have important positive outcomes in patients' lives; it will also have major support in treatment adherence and early recovery by ensuring successful TB management and elimination.