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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Perception and management of tuberculosis symptoms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Qualitative Health Research, Volume 18, No. 10, Year 2008
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Management of early tuberculosis (TB) symptoms and adherence to medical treatment are main challenges in controlling TB. The aim of this study is to explore how symptoms of TB are perceived and managed, from the onset of symptoms and during the course of treatment, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We conducted a qualitative interview study, including 50 in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups, with TB patients, their relatives, and health personnel. We found that a patient's perceptions and self-treatment of early symptoms could cause diagnostic delay. Stigma associated with TB and public health services made many patients approach private clinics, causing further delay. Both private and public clinics often labeled and managed symptoms according to lay explanatory models. Lack of adequate knowledge about TB's etiology and cure caused patients to continue relating to symptoms by reference to their own understanding. This affected patients' ability to manage TB and its treatment. © 2008 Sage Publications.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sagbakken, Mette
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Frich, Jan C.
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Norway, Oslo
Rikshospitalet-radiumhospitalet hf
Bjune, Gunnar Aksel
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Statistics
Citations: 54
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/1049732308322596
ISSN:
10497323
e-ISSN:
15527557
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Approach
Qualitative
Study Locations
Ethiopia