dc.contributor.author | Gundani, H.V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Watyoka, H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nyathi, C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Charumbira, A.P. | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Zimbabwe. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-29T14:52:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-29T14:52:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Gundani, H.V. et al., (2010) Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) appears to have reduced the self-care role of the pulmonary tuberculosis patient: evidence from a correlational study between Personal Health Beliefs (PHB) and Self-Care Practices (SCP), Central African Journal of Medicine, vol. 56, nos. 1/4, pp. 7-12. Harare: CAJM. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0008-9176 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/9617 | |
dc.description | A journal article examining the relationship between personal health beliefs and self-care practices among 69 pulmonary tuberculosis patients aged 25 to 65 years at a tuberculosis clinic in Zimbabwe, | en |
dc.description.abstract | Tuberculosis (TB) affects the poorest in the world, 95% of the new cases reported every year are from developing countries.1 In Zimbabwe TB was ranked10* public health problem and5* condition that cause hospital morbidity and mortality among People Living With HIV/ AIDS (PLWA).2 In the same year Harare City Health Department reported an increase of new cases from 2.99% in 2002 to 9.3% in 2003.2 (WHO Health Facility Based Data/ Standard Supplementary/ Health March, 2010) also estimated the TB./HIV/AIDS co-infection at 72% in Zimbabwe. TB infection affects all age groups and can seriously interfere with a person's quality of life.8 Hence TB remains a challenge that requires effective strategies that can facilitate the reduction of the disease burden by TB patients. World Health Organization (WHO) recommended DOTS as a modality that can effectively deal with issues of adherence to TB treatment. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ) | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ | en |
dc.subject | Health | en |
dc.title | Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) appears to have reduced the self-care role of the pulmonary tuberculosis patient: evidence from a correlational study between Personal Health Beliefs (PHB) and Self-Care Practices (SCP) | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.rights.holder | University of Zimbabwe (UZ) | en |