%0 Journal Article
%T Lived experience of patients on tuberculosis treatment in Tshwane, Gauteng province
%A Oluwafunmilayo Olabisi Akeju
%A Susanna C.D. Wright
%A Todd M. Maja
%J -
%D 2017
%X Tuberculosis is one of the communicable diseases that still contributes substantially to the worldwide disease burden and is still a major health threat worldwide. In order to gain a better understanding of being a patient taking tuberculosis treatment and to improve adherence to treatment, this phenomenological study was conducted to explore the lived experience of patients on tuberculosis treatment.
%K The population comprised patients in an identified tuberculosis clinic in Tshwane who had been on treatment for at least four months and who were able to communicate in English. The data gathering instrument was self-report by in-depth interview.
%U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/hsa/article/view/161489