Understanding Patient Experiences: A Mixed-Methods Study on Barriers and Facilitators to TB Care-Seeking in South Africa
We found important considerations for the TB programme to improve the uptake of services. Since PwTB consult elsewhere before visiting a facility for TB care, TB programmes could establish private-public partnerships. TB programmes could also increase TB awareness in the community, especially among males, and mobile clinics could be considered to assist with TB case detection and treatment provision. Applying behavioural design techniques and co-designing interventions with patients and providers could improve TB health-seeking behaviours.
Authors
- Candice Chetty-Makkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-9586)
- Violet Chihota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-9266)
- Salome Charalambous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-1009)
- Farzana Sathar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-8554)
- Denise Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0698-1228)
- C du Toit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6340-1296)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Aurum Institute (ZA)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10100283
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung