Experiences of children and their caregivers affected by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa

Approximately 30,000 children (<15 years) develop multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) each year. MDR-TB severely impacts the lives of children and their families, yet data exploring their experiences are limited. We describe the experiences of children routinely treated for MDR-TB and the...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 20; no. 5; p. e0323492
Main Authors:	Mcinziba, Abenathi, Wademan, Dillon T., Zimri, Klassina, Jacobs, Stephanie, Mcimeli, Khanyisa, Schaaf, H. Simon, Hesseling, Anneke C., Seddon, James A., Wilkinson, Thomas, Hoddinott, Graeme
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 19.05.2025 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Ambulatory care Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Beliefs, opinions and attitudes Care and treatment Caregivers Caregivers - psychology Child Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Data collection Diagnosis Dyspnea Ethics Female Health care facilities Hospitals Humans Infant Ingestion Male Medical diagnosis Multidrug resistance Palatability Patient outcomes Public opinion Qualitative Research Sick children Side effects South Africa - epidemiology Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - epidemiology Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - psychology South Africa Cape Town South Africa
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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