Investor Presentaiton
Barriers (Cont.)
Patients related barriers
Malnutrition and co-infection: Health workers reported that poor nutritional intake of TB patients
was a major factor limiting the recovery rate of TB patients. Health providers noted that TB patients
who were co-infected with HIV were more resistant to cure.
➤ Poor TB knowledge and practices: Knowledge about signs and symptoms of TB, awareness of
availability of service and the proper infectious disease control practice.
➤ Non-adherence to treatment and medical advice: Deplorable health condition of the TB patients also
add to hinder treatment effort and cause non-adherence.
Personal Habits: Alcohol and smoking linked with recurrent tuberculosis and difficulty to cure.
'Alcohol affect effects of TB drugs.'
Socio-cultural barriers
➤ Unemployment: When employees with TB are discovered they are usually dismissed immediately
from their work.
Stigmatisation (Health workers, family, community, work): Patients who suffer stigmatisation can be
at risk of non-completion of treatment.
➤ Sociocultural Belief and patronage of traditional healers: Hinders receiving formal diagnosis and
treatment for TB which can lead to complications of cases. TB as a spiritual attack that is caused by
someone. In attempts to find cure for their problems through traditional and spiritual means a lot of
financial losses are incurred.
➤ Overcrowding of households.View entire presentation