Quality of Tuberculosis Care in Private Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Joint Authors

Gebrekidan, Gezahegn
Deyessa, Negussie
Tesfaye, Gezahegn
Hambisa, Mitiku Teshome

Source

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-01-28

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Ensuring provision of good quality tuberculosis (TB) care, especially in private for profit health facilities, is an important component of TB control strategy to reduce poor medical practice which results in multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB).

The aim of this study was to investigate quality of TB care in private health facilities of Addis Ababa.

A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted based on Donabedian’s structure-process-outcome model of health care quality.

Quality of care was determined by adherence to National TB Program guidelines, treatment success rate, and client satisfaction.

Exit interview was conducted on 292 patients on the intensive phase of treatment and 384 patient records were reviewed in eight private health facilities.

Initial diagnostic AFB test was done for 95.4% of pulmonary TB patients.

Most important components of TB care recommended by national guidelines were delivered for a significant proportion of patients.

Majority (75%) of the clients were found to be satisfied with each component of TB care.

The treatment success rate was 90.9%.

The quality of TB care was fairly good.

However, only 77.7% of the patients were counseled for HIV testing.

Strengthening HIV counseling and testing, tackling shortage of streptomycin and laboratory reagent at private TB clinic is crucial.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Gebrekidan, Gezahegn& Tesfaye, Gezahegn& Hambisa, Mitiku Teshome& Deyessa, Negussie. 2014. Quality of Tuberculosis Care in Private Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048072

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Gebrekidan, Gezahegn…[et al.]. Quality of Tuberculosis Care in Private Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048072

American Medical Association (AMA)

Gebrekidan, Gezahegn& Tesfaye, Gezahegn& Hambisa, Mitiku Teshome& Deyessa, Negussie. Quality of Tuberculosis Care in Private Health Facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048072

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1048072