Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH

This study will utilize qualitative method to explore factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for TB screening at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH). The study intends to find out these factors so that measures can be put in place to promote childhood TB scree...

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Main Author: Musukwa, Mbakishe Mixon
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Language:English
Published: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Online Access:http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/102
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description This study will utilize qualitative method to explore factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for TB screening at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH). The study intends to find out these factors so that measures can be put in place to promote childhood TB screening to protect children from TB. A purposive sample of thirty smear positive TB clients with children will be recruited voluntarily into his study. Data collection will be done by the use of an interview guide with both open and close ended questions. Data analysis will be done by analyzing the information collected manually. The results of the study are believed to be used in the nursing education, practice and research. The Health Belief Model will be used as a conceptual frame work to guide this study so as to explore the client's perceptions on benefits of TB screening. The model will further assist in exploring the participants' perception on severity and how susceptible their children are to TB.
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spelling oai:nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:20.500.12845-1022023-03-12T00:01:26Z Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH Musukwa, Mbakishe Mixon This study will utilize qualitative method to explore factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for TB screening at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH). The study intends to find out these factors so that measures can be put in place to promote childhood TB screening to protect children from TB. A purposive sample of thirty smear positive TB clients with children will be recruited voluntarily into his study. Data collection will be done by the use of an interview guide with both open and close ended questions. Data analysis will be done by analyzing the information collected manually. The results of the study are believed to be used in the nursing education, practice and research. The Health Belief Model will be used as a conceptual frame work to guide this study so as to explore the client's perceptions on benefits of TB screening. The model will further assist in exploring the participants' perception on severity and how susceptible their children are to TB. 2022-03-28T10:02:26Z 2022-03-28T10:02:26Z 2010-07-14 Other http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/102 en application/pdf Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
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Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH
title Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH
title_full Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH
title_fullStr Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH
title_full_unstemmed Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH
title_short Factors that hinder smear positive TB clients from bringing their children for screening at QECH
title_sort factors that hinder smear positive tb clients from bringing their children for screening at qech
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