Doctor Legum - LLDThe focus of this research is the experiences of patients with regard to social and health services factors that contribute to delays in seeking treatment for tuberculosis. The goal of this  research study was to do an explorative study in order to establish the experiences of patients with regard to social and health services factors that contribute to delays in seeking treatment for Tuberculosis. The objectives to meet the goal were an exploration and description of patients’ experiences with regards to social and health service factors contributing to delays in seeking  treatment for Tuberculosis. Another goal was to make recommendations on social and health service factors that contribute to patients’ delays in seeking treatment based on the findings. The research study had been of a qualitative nature exploring patients’ experiences of social and health services factors that contribute to delays in seeking treatment for Tuberculosis. Qualitative  research was used in this study using semi-structured interviews with an interview guide. Data analysis was done according to the eight steps as recorded in Tesch in Creswell (1994: 155). The  findings of this research were or include social factors contributing to patients’ delays in seeking treatment for TB. There were four categories related to social factors namely socio-economic,  substance abuse, psycho-social and interpersonal relations factors. The findings also indicated that there were health service factors contributing to patients’ delay in seeking treatment for TB.  These include quality of health care services, attitudes of medical staff and other medical conditions treatment. It was concluded that social and health services, as mentioned indeed contribute to patients’ delays in seeking treatment for Tuberculosis. Recommendations for practice included better case detection, treatment and health education. In order to address the various social  factors as described above it is necessary to treat TB holistically and include a social worker as part of the multidisciplinary team.South Afric