Knowledge, attitude, and practice and service barriers in a tuberculosis programme in Lakes State, South Sudan : a qualitative study

The limited network of tuberculosis (TB) facilities for case detection, lack of community distribution of TB drugs, and lack of food at hospitals when patients were admitted for treatment, are key barriers to TB service delivery. This article is part of a larger project “Health Workers' Incentives in South Sudan (IMCHA).“ The study found that there are knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) barriers in the lack of understanding and accommodation of Dinka traditions, worldview, and traditional treatments. Recommendations include incorporation of Dinka people’s worldview into TB awareness, testing, and treatment to reduce the stigma and lack of disclosure of the disease