Barriers and facilitators to accessing tuberculosis care in Nepal: a qualitative study to inform the design of a socioeconomic support intervention

• Olivia Biermann,
• Knut Lönnroth,
• S Bertel Squire,
• Maxine Caws,
• Tom Wingfield,
• Bhola Rai,
• Manoj Kumar Sah,
• Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha,
• Kritika Dixit,
• Tara Prasad Aryal,
• Gokul Mishra,
• Puskar Raj Paudel,
• Ram Narayan Pandit,
• Govinda Majhi,
• Jens Levy,
• Job van Rest,
• Suman Chandra Gurung,
• Raghu Dhital,
• Kristi Sidney

Affiliations

Olivia Biermann

Department of Global Public Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Tuberculosis and Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Knut Lönnroth

Department of Global Public Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Tuberculosis and Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

S Bertel Squire

Departments of Clinical Sciences and International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Maxine Caws

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Tom Wingfield

Department of Global Public Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Tuberculosis and Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Bhola Rai

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Manoj Kumar Sah

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha

Departments of Clinical Sciences and International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Kritika Dixit

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Tara Prasad Aryal

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Gokul Mishra

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Puskar Raj Paudel

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Ram Narayan Pandit

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Govinda Majhi

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Jens Levy

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Job van Rest

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Suman Chandra Gurung

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Raghu Dhital

Department of Research, Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT), Kathmandu, Nepal

Kristi Sidney

Department of Global Public Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Tuberculosis and Social Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden