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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
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.
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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.
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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