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Abstract
Objectives
This study explored the acceptability of cough etiquette, wearing masks and separation by tuberculosis (TB) suspects and TB patients in two districts in Uganda.
Design
The study was conducted in Mukono and Wakiso districts in central Uganda. Eighteen in-depth interviews with patients and eight focus group discussions with health workers were conducted. Patients were asked for their opinions on cough etiquette, patient separation and wearing of masks.
Results
Patients and health workers felt that physical separation was ideal, yet separation and masking were regarded as embarrassing to patients, emphasizing their potential infectiousness. Patients reported greater willingness to cover their mouth with a handkerchief than to wear a mask. Good counseling and health education were suggested to improve patients’ adoption of separation and masking. However patients expressed concerns about equity, coercive and stigmatizing approaches. Universal precautions were more acceptable than targeted ones, with the exception of separating TB patients. Lack of community awareness about airborne transmission of TB was identified as a barrier to accepting and adopting TB infection control measures.
Conclusion
Scaling up effective TB infection control norms and behaviors requires a patient-centered, rights-based, and evidence-based approach. Socially acceptable measures like covering the mouth and nose with a handkerchief should be promoted. We recommend that further studies are needed to explore how community advocacy impacts on acceptability of masking. Furthermore, the efficacy of covering the mouth using a handkerchief or piece of cloth compared to wearing a mask in TB prevention needs to be evaluated.
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Abstract
Background
In 2011, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) established a blogging project, “TB&Me,” to enable patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) to share their experiences. By September 2012, 13 MDR-TB patients had blogged, either directly or with assistance, from the UK, Australia, Philippines, Swaziland, Central African Republic, Uganda, South Africa, India, and Armenia. Due to the lack of research on the potential for social media to support MDR-TB treatment and the innovative nature of the blog, we decided to conduct a qualitative study to examine patient and staff experiences. Our aim was to identify potential risks and benefits associated with blogging to enable us to determine whether social media had a role to play in supporting patients with MDR-TB.
Methods and Findings
Participants were identified and selected purposively. TB&Me bloggers, project staff, MSF headquarters staff involved with TB and WHO European Region TB policy advisors were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview. Twenty interviews were conducted (five with bloggers). Data analysis drew upon principles of grounded theory, with constant comparison of data, cases and categories, and attention to deviant cases. We found that the TB&Me blog was associated with identified health benefits, with no reported instances of harm. There were three main findings: blogging was reported as useful for adherence to DR-TB treatment and supportive of the treatment-taking process by all bloggers and project staff; blogging provided support to patients (peer support, shared experience and reduction in isolation); and the blog was perceived as giving patients strength and voice.
Conclusion
The TB&Me blog was seen to be associated with positive identified health and emotional benefits. Component 5 of the Stop TB Global Plan highlights the importance of empowering TB patients and communities. Blogging could be a useful tool to help achieve that ambition.
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Abstract
Objectives
This study explored the acceptability of cough etiquette, wearing masks and separation by tuberculosis (TB) suspects and TB patients in two districts in Uganda.
Design
The study was conducted in Mukono and Wakiso districts in central Uganda. Eighteen in-depth interviews with patients and eight focus group discussions with health workers were conducted. Patients were asked for their opinions on cough etiquette, patient separation and wearing of masks.
Results
Patients and health workers felt that physical separation was ideal, yet separation and masking were regarded as embarrassing to patients, emphasizing their potential infectiousness. Patients reported greater willingness to cover their mouth with a handkerchief than to wear a mask. Good counseling and health education were suggested to improve patients’ adoption of separation and masking. However patients expressed concerns about equity, coercive and stigmatizing approaches. Universal precautions were more acceptable than targeted ones, with the exception of separating TB patients. Lack of community awareness about airborne transmission of TB was identified as a barrier to accepting and adopting TB infection control measures.
Conclusion
Scaling up effective TB infection control norms and behaviors requires a patient-centered, rights-based, and evidence-based approach. Socially acceptable measures like covering the mouth and nose with a handkerchief should be promoted. We recommend that further studies are needed to explore how community advocacy impacts on acceptability of masking. Furthermore, the efficacy of covering the mouth using a handkerchief or piece of cloth compared to wearing a mask in TB prevention needs to be evaluated.
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