Preferred techniques of hair harvest for medical testing among adult pulmonary TB patients.

Autor:	Muzanyi G; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Makerere College of Health Sciences.; Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration., Mafigiri DK; Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration.; Makerere University School of Social Sciences., Salata R; Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration.; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio., Joloba M; Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration.; Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences., Mukonzo J; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Makerere College of Health Sciences., Ntale M; Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University., Mubiri P; Makerere University School of Public Health., Bbosa G; Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Makerere College of Health Sciences.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	African health sciences [Afr Health Sci] 2023 Dec; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 35-41.
DOI:	10.4314/ahs.v23i4.6
Abstrakt:	Background: Antiretroviral hair drug levels are currently being used to monitor adherence to HIV treatment. There is currently a dearth of literature on the preferred technique(s) of hair harvest for medical testing in the context of African multicultural settings. Objective: To explore the preferred techniques(s) of hair harvest for medical testing among TB patients. Methods: We used a descriptive phenomenological approach to conduct interviews for 15 TB patients from the 06 th through the 24 th of June 2022. Data was organized by N-VIVO version 10 and analysed step by step using a thematic analytical approach. Results: Participants aged <30 years were more knowledgeable, positively perceived, and experienced about the salon-based hair cutting technique compared to those aged≥30 years old. Participants aged ≥30 had experience, flexibility to use, and were knowledgeable in all three techniques, Overall, for all age categories (<30,30-40 and >40 years), majority of the respondents were knowledgeable, flexible and experienced in using all the three techniques. Conclusion: The majority of TB patients were knowledgeable, experienced and flexible about the hair cutting techniques however, efforts are needed to educate the youth that hair for medical testing can be cut by any of the three techniques without changing their cosmetic look. Competing Interests: The authors declare t have no conflict of interest. (© 2023 Muzanyi G et al.)
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