Associations between key psychosocial stressors and viral suppression and retention in care among youth with HIV in rural South Africa

LM Filiatreau, A Pettifor, JK Edwards, N Masilela… - AIDS and Behavior, 2021 - Springer
Despite improvements in access to antiretroviral treatment over the past decade, sub-
optimal HIV care outcomes persist among youth with HIV (YWH) in rural South Africa …

Exploring Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) among patients with HIV-associated TB in Khayelitsha, South Africa

JH Hickman, A Swartz, N Sicwebu, C Stek, N Masimini… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important and frequently used
patient-reported outcome in health research. However, little qualitative research exists in this …

Tuberculosis patients' pre-hospital delay and non-compliance with a longstanding DOT programme: a mixed methods study in urban Zambia

AL Cremers, R Gerrets, N Kapata, A Kabika, E Birnie… - BMC Public Health, 2016 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in Zambia, despite
considerable efforts to control and prevent it. With this study, we aim to understand how …

Tuberculosis patients and resilience: A visual ethnographic health study in Khayelitsha, Cape Town

AL Cremers, R Gerrets, CJ Colvin, M Maqogi… - Social science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Khayelitsha, one of the biggest and poorest townships in South Africa, has a well-resourced
tuberculosis (TB) programme with an interdisciplinary approach addressing the medical …

Smoking habits and alcohol use of patients with tuberculosis at Standerton Tuberculosis Specialised Hospital, Mpumalanga, South Africa

J Wessels, CM Walsh, M Nel - Health SA Gesondheid, 2019 - ajol.info
Background: A high prevalence of smoking and alcohol use has been reported in patients
with tuberculosis (TB) by several researchers, even though these lifestyle habits have a …

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Substance Use Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Uganda

R Olum, D Nakkonde, G Nassanga, S Zalwango… - 2025 - researchsquare.com
Background: Substance use can negatively impact treatment adherence and health
outcomes, thus exacerbating the burden of the disease. This study determined the …

Correlates of tobacco use among tuberculosis patients in South Africa: A brief report

K Peltzer - Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined tobacco use by tuberculosis (TB) patients through socio-health
variables. The sample comprised 724 TB patients (mean age 37.1 years, SD= 11.3; males …

A Closer Look at Psychosocial Stressors and HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Youth with HIV in Rural South Africa in the Era of Universal Test and Treat

LM Filiatreau - 2021 - cdr.lib.unc.edu
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) are particularly vulnerable to poor HIV treatment outcomes
worldwide. While access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) has dramatically increased over …

Exploring how Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is experienced among patients living with HIV associated TB in Khayelitsha, South Africa

JH Hickman - 2020 - open.uct.ac.za
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a construct that has received attention in research
for nearly four decades. However, renewed interest in this field came about with advances in …

Factors influencing non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment in a sub-district of the North West Province

C Van der Zee - 2018 - repository.nwu.ac.za
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide concern that leads the researcher to the
identification of a research gap regarding non-adherence. Non-adherence in this study …