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dc.contributor.authorGundani, H.V.
dc.contributor.authorWatyoka, H.
dc.contributor.authorNyathi, C.
dc.contributor.authorCharumbira, A.P.
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabwe.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-29T14:52:06Z
dc.date.available2016-02-29T14:52:06Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.identifier.citationGundani, 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.issn0008-9176
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/9617
dc.descriptionA 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.abstractTuberculosis (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.isoenen
dc.publisherFaculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
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dc.titleDirectly 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.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabwe (UZ)en


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