Research Article
Gender-Related Barriers and Delays in Accessing Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Treatment Services: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
“I was 18 years when I got married and my husband was only a child. After our marriage he went to | school and he finished his matric. I had a daughter and a son. Now I am sick and my husband has taken a | second wife” (female) [18] | “He will think if this disease is known to other people, they will have less respect for me. Hence he will | try to hide it.” (male) [24] | “If a girl gets TB, community people will be reluctant to arrange marriage with her, because TB is also | perceived in community that it is a divine curse to the person and family, comes from wrong things they | did in the past. This belief is so strong in the community…” (male) [26] | “If the other party would come to know that I had TB, then they would not be interested to give me the | girl that had been agreed upon for me to marry. They would think that the girl might get this disease | from me.” (male) [31] |
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