Table 3 Interconnected contextual influences related to the healthcare system, wider contextual conditions and patient behavior on TB Infection Prevention and Control experiences of nurses (overarching themes, key themes & sub-themes)
From: TB infection prevention and control experiences of South African nurses - a phenomenological study
OVERACHING THEMES | KEY THEMES | SUB-THEMES |
|---|---|---|
Influences related to the healthcare system | IPC provision | Isolation facilities |
| Â | Â | Personal protective equipment |
| Â | Â | TB policy |
| Â | TB Training | Nurses |
| Â | Â | Patients/family members/carers |
| Â | Communication | Â |
| Â | Work overload | Â |
| Â | Sense of duty of care | Â |
Influences related to wider contextual conditions | TB concerns and stigma | TB |
| Â | Â | TB and HIV |
| Â | Role of traditional healers | Â |
Influences related to patient behaviour | Late uptake of hospital care | Poverty |
| Â | Â | Traditional medicine |
| Â | Adherence to IPC measures by patients/family members/carers | Â |