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: Received: 17 November 2022 / Approved: 22 November 2022 / Online: 22 November 2022 (03:08:13 CET)
How to cite:
Dlatu, N.; Apalata, T.; Oladimeji, K.E. Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of Integration of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R Tambo District, South Africa. Preprints2022, 2022110401. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0401.v1
Dlatu, N.; Apalata, T.; Oladimeji, K.E. Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of Integration of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R Tambo District, South Africa. Preprints 2022, 2022110401. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0401.v1
Dlatu, N.; Apalata, T.; Oladimeji, K.E. Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of Integration of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R Tambo District, South Africa. Preprints2022, 2022110401. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0401.v1
APA Style
Dlatu, N., Apalata, T., & Oladimeji, K.E. (2022). Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of Integration of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R Tambo District, South Africa. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0401.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Dlatu, N., Teke Apalata and Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji. 2022 "Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of Integration of HIV, Tuberculosis, and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R Tambo District, South Africa" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202211.0401.v1
Abstract
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemics in South Africa have been closely related and persistent, posing a significant burden for healthcare provision. We explored the patients perspectives on challenges and barriers of scaling up TB and HIV integrated services. A descriptive cross-sectional study applying a qualitive research approach was used. Through focus group discusssions (FGDs), we interviewed 29 patients accessing TB and HIV services at the study sites which were selected at primary health care (PHC) clinics in the O.R Tambo district in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anonymised data was analysed using both content and thematic analysis technique. Challenges and barriers identified included a lack of health education about TB and HIV; an inadequate counselling for antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and HIV; a lack of awareness of the National TB control program; and poor quality of services provided by the health care facilities. These findings suggest that the O.R. Tambo district needs to strengthen its TB-HIV integration immediately. Keywords: TB-HIV integration; Challenges and barriers; Patients; O.R Tambo District; Eastern Cape; South Africa
Keywords
TB-HIV integration; Challenges and barriers; Patients; O.R Tambo District; Eastern Cape; South Africa
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Immunology and Allergy
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