Experiences of children and their caregivers affected by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa
There are multifactorial challenges experienced by children and their caregivers throughout their MDR-TB journey. Research is needed to develop holistic interventions for child-caregiver-centred psychosocial support to mitigate the negative impact of MDR-TB on children and their caregivers through prevention, earlier diagnosis, and simpler, child-friendly regimens. [1112,3].
Authors
- Graeme Hoddinott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5915-8126)
- Hendrik Simon Schaaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5755-4133)
- Anneke Catharina Hesseling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-9834)
- Klassina Zimri
- Thomas Wilkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0806-2196)
- Khanyisa Mcimeli
- Abenathi Mcinziba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3153-5505)
- James A. Seddon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-2302)
- Dillon T. Wademan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2222-7401)
- Stephanie Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9921-5578)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323492
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- African Academy of Sciences