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Woolf, R, Salaniponi, F M and Kemp, J R (2006) 'Can District-Level tuberculosis case-finding in Malawi be improved? a qualitative study of healthcare worker perceptions in Dedza District'. Malawi medical journal, Vol 18, Issue 2, pp. 66-71.
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Objectives: This study aimed to identify, from healthcare as major workers’ (HCWs’) perspectives, barriers to tuberculosis (TB) case-finding that can be targeted to aid rapid TB diagnosis within Dedza district.
Design: In-depth interviews were conducted with staffroutinely involved in the diagnosis and treatment of TB patients. Those identified worked at the district hospital or community healthcare centres. Results: There was a consensus amongst HCWs that barriers to TB case-finding in the district health system include logistical problems. HCWs identified the tendency of patients with TB to seek traditional and private healthcare services, the association of TB with HIV/AIDS. difficulties in traveling to healthcare facilities and poverty patient-related barriers to diagnosis.
Conclusion: This study identified perceptions of both health system and patient-related barriers to TB case-finding. Health-system related barriers hightight the need to further integrate TB case-finding into routine district service provision, particularly at peripheral health units. The Malawi National TB Programme and District Health Management Team must share responsibility for overcoming such barriers. There are also broader implications for providing healthcare in general and preventing the exclusion of certain members of the population from health services.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | W General Medicine. Health Professions > Health Services. Patients and Patient Advocacy > W 84 Health services. Delivery of health care WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WF Respiratory System > Tuberculosis > WF 220 Diagnosis. Prognosis |
| Faculty: Department: | Groups (2002 - 2012) > Clinical Group |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v18i2.10912 |
| Depositing User: | Martin Chapman |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2015 16:57 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2018 13:08 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/4756 |
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