Journal article
The role and value of counsellors in the treatment journeys of people with tuberculosis and their families: Qualitative insights from the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea
Paula Jops, John Cowan, Richard Nake Trumb, Martha Kupul, Allan Kuma, Stephen Bell, Tess Keam, Mathias Bauri, Herolyn Nindil, Suman S Majumdar, Stacia Finch, William Pomat, Ben J Marais, Guy B Marks, John Kaldor, Andrew Vallely, Stephen M Graham, Angela Kelly-Hanku
PLOS Global Public Health | Public Library of Science (PLoS) | Published : 2024
Abstract
Combined education and counselling can contribute to person-centred care for tuberculosis (TB), improving uptake, adherence, and outcomes of treatment for TB disease and TB infection. Though strongly recommended by the World Health Organization for all people diagnosed with TB, education and counselling is not widely implemented in TB programs around the world. In 2016, a pilot TB education and counselling program, delivered by trained professionals and peers, was initiated to support people on TB treatment in the South Fly District of Papua New Guinea. This article reports on select findings from a qualitative study that examined the socio-cultural dimensions of TB, including treatment supp..
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