Title |
Barriers to tuberculosis care: a qualitative study among Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, March 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-3-86 |
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Authors |
Abdi A Gele, Mette Sagbakken, Fekadu Abebe, Gunnar A Bjune |
Abstract |
At the dawn of the third millennium, while the control of the second biggest infectious killer in the world (tuberculosis [TB]) is an international priority, millions of pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa are struggling to access TB care. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of pastoralist TB patients remain to be a challenge in TB control programs in many countries in this region, where pastoralism is a common means of livelihood. Better understanding of community perceptions of TB and its management could help identify reasons for the delay in diagnosis of TB among pastoral communities. The aim of this study is to explore barriers delaying diagnosis among pastoralist TB patients in the Somali Regional State (SRS) of Ethiopia. |
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