General objective:
Evaluate the impact of social support on the quality of life of households of tuberculosis patients.
Specific objectives:
- Document the support provided to TB patients on treatment in CDTs.
- Describe family support for TB treatment households.
- Analyze structural relationships between family solidarity and quality of life in households of TB patients on treatment.
Method:
A mixed (quantitative and qualitative) cross-sectional study was set up. It covered all male and female tuberculosis patients living in a household, as well as the members of this household in the city of Conakry.
The qualitative part of the study enabled us to assess the situation by questioning patients and healthcare staff about the type of support they received in hospital, their impressions of it, and the effect it had on their anti-tuberculosis treatment.
The quantitative component consisted of a survey of patients or their relatives with the aim of analyzing the impact of family solidarity on the quality of life of households of tuberculosis patients.
Progress :
The study has been finalized and a scientific article is currently being written.