Practice

Health-seeking norms for tuberculosis symptoms in southern Angola: implications for behaviour change communications

SETTING A passive case-finding strategy as present in the DOTS strategy presupposes a patient's willingness to seek care. This requires awareness of tuberculosis (TB) symptoms and the diagnostic process, and positive attitudes towards access and …

Inclusion of information on risk factors, socio-economic status and health seeking in a tuberculosis prevalence survey

Data on socio-economic status, exposure to risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) and previous health-seeking for TB may be included in a TB prevalence survey to gain better knowledge about the distribution of TB in the population as well as a better …