Hess-April, LuciaSoeker, Mogammad ShaheedFirfirey, Nousheena2020-12-042024-04-172020-12-042024-04-172020https://hdl.handle.net/10566/11257Philosophiae Doctor - PhDAlthough TB is a curable communicable disease, poor adherence to TB treatment is a major barrier to TB control in South Africa as it increases the risks of morbidity, mortality and drug resistance at individual and community level. As a result, multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) has become a serious public health issue. Underpinning this study was the assumption that a client-centred approach to treatment of MDR-TB clients, with a hospital programme which adopts an integrated multidisciplinary approach that is client-centred and is not purely biomedically driven, would improve treatment outcomes of MDR-TB clients.enMulti-drug resistant TuberculosisClient-centred interventionMedical dominanceInterdisciplinaryProgrammeUniversity of Western Cape