Hidden in Success: Gendered Patterns of Suboptimal Care Engagement Among Tuberculosis Patients Who “Successfully” Completed Treatment in South Africa
Programmatic "treatment success" obscured heterogeneity in treatment refill patterns. Patient-centered counseling and gender-responsive interventions are needed to address treatment refill behaviors. Shorter regimens alone may not resolve suboptimal engagement, highlighting the need for flexible treatment strategies.
Authors
- Salome Charalambous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-1009)
- Dana Bezuidenhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-943X)
- Nondumiso Ngcelwane
- Lindsey de Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5804-7651)
- Joseph Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4607-9568)
- A. Marino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0095-4141)
- Kuhle Fiphaza
- Eke Arua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0401-8004)
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Aurum Institute (ZA)
- Foundation for Professional Development (ZA)
- Arizona State University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf714
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00