Table 2 Themes and sub themes

Lack of Patient-centred care

Inadequate TB education for newly-diagnosed patients and limited engagement to understand their needs and feelings

Disease-focused approaches favoured over patient-focused approaches

A sense of hopelessness and anxiety regarding TB treatment plans

Patients’ poor understanding of the clinical space and knowledge of TB

Reasons for hospitalisation in the context of a decentralised primary healthcare model and poor knowledge of TB prior to admission

Needs expressed by patients post-diagnosis and prior to discharge

No shared decision-making

Patients’ family could support or thwart treatment adherence

Socio-economic barriers to patients’ agency for CoC