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This is a qualitative study that was conducted at an infectious diseases\u2019 hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe. Purposive sampling was used to select study participants. Focus Group Discussions with (6-8) participants were conducted until the point of saturation was reached. Key informant interviews were also used for gathering data from the study participants. Results from this study show that the values of Ubuntu such as spiritual solidarity on brotherhood and\/sisterhood, survival, and respect are highly expressed when patients share TB medication. The study concludes that no matter what the health experts and care service providers say and expect from patients in terms of medication behaviours, most patients are persuaded by the theory of Ubuntu to share medication with others. This paper recommends for health care service providers and medical social workers to take cognizant of the realities regarding sharing medication as common practice among patients and find ways of enhancing the practice with the aim of promoting treatment adherence and the spirit of Ubuntu\/togetherness.<br \/>\nKey terms: sharing, lending, borrowing, Ubuntu, tuberculosis, treatment, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Belamino K. Chikwaiwa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>sharing, lending, borrowing, Ubuntu, tuberculosis, treatment, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Sharing tuberculosis medication as an expression of ubuntu among patients at a hospital in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2286],"class_list":["post-5687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-sharing-lending-borrowing-ubuntu-tuberculosis-treatment-zimbabwe","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sharing tuberculosis medication as an expression of ubuntu among patients at a hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe - 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