The National Tuberculosis Control Programme of Liberia Laboratory Programme Performance
المؤلفون المشاركون
Desta, Kassaye Tekie
Masango, T. E.
Zethu Nkosi, Zerish
المصدر
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-07-07
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Liberia.
Little is known about the TB laboratory performance of Liberia and the challenges after the 14 years of civil war which ended in 2003.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the TB laboratory performance of Liberia.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study was conducted from 2014 to 2015.
The study was conducted using quantitative data of TB case findings, sputum microscopy proficiency testing, and on-site assessment of sputum microscopy laboratories in Liberia.
80 laboratories participated in the proficiency testing.
Besides, four years’ (2012–2015) TB case finding data obtained from the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Control Programme (NLTCP) were used to complement the study.
The data were analysed using descriptive statistics.
Results.
From the 80 TB sputum microscopy testing laboratories participating in proficiency testing, only 20 (25%) scored acceptable performance.
46 (58%) TB microscopy laboratories reported quantification errors for the proficiency panel slide 6 which was 3+.
The national TB smear-positive cases notified were 4342 in 2012 but decreased to 3820 and 2448 in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
The TB smear case detection rate showed an increase from 68% in 2010 to 78% in 2011 and a decrease to 60%, 57%, and 42% in 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively.
Conclusion.
Between 2010 and 2013, the NLTCP succeeded in increasing the number of TB sputum microscopy laboratories.
At most of the TB microscopy sites, the TB laboratory quality system was not implemented.
The NLTCP of Liberia should develop strategies to overcome its challenges in TB laboratory testing.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Desta, Kassaye Tekie& Masango, T. E.& Zethu Nkosi, Zerish. 2019. The National Tuberculosis Control Programme of Liberia Laboratory Programme Performance. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174096
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Desta, Kassaye Tekie…[et al.]. The National Tuberculosis Control Programme of Liberia Laboratory Programme Performance. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174096
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Desta, Kassaye Tekie& Masango, T. E.& Zethu Nkosi, Zerish. The National Tuberculosis Control Programme of Liberia Laboratory Programme Performance. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174096
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1174096
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر