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Patient satisfaction with directly observed treatment and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis injection administration by lay health workers in rural Eswatini
- Source :
- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp e1-e10 (2020), African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-10, Published: 2020, African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- AOSIS, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background: The human resources for health crisis in rural Eswatini led to a novel community-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment strategy based on task-shifting, that is delegation of directly observed treatment (DOT) and administration of MDR-TB injections, traditionally restricted to professional nurses, to lay community treatment supporters (CTSs). Aim: This study assessed the level of patient satisfaction with receiving community-based MDR-TB care from a CTS. Setting: The study was conducted at three MDR-TB-treating facilities in the mostly rural Shiselweni region. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a purposive sample of 78 patients receiving DOT and intramuscular MDR-TB injections from CTSs was carried out in 2017. Descriptive statistics and regressions were calculated. Results: A high overall general patient satisfaction score for receiving community-based MDR-TB care from a CTS was observed. Adherence counselling, confidentiality, provider selection and treatment costs significantly ( p < 0.05) influenced satisfaction. A large majority ( n = 62; 79.5%) of patients indicated that they would likely recommend their significant others to receive MDR-TB care from a CTS. Respondents identified the need to provide CTSs with adequate training, regular supervision and sufficient incentives and also to broaden the scope of their services. Conclusion: This study observed that task-shifting of DOT and MDR-TB injection administration to CTSs was supported from a patient perspective. However, adherence counselling, confidentiality, provider selection and treatment costs should be taken into account in community-based MDR-TB care programming. Further to the patients, community-based tuberculosis care could be enhanced by improving CTSs’ training, supervision and incentives, and broadening the scope of their services.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Rural Population
medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis
media_common.quotation_subject
human resources for health
030231 tropical medicine
Antitubercular Agents
lcsh:Medicine
Injections
03 medical and health sciences
community treatment supporter
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
Humans
Medicine
Confidentiality
030212 general & internal medicine
Human resources
Original Research
media_common
Community Health Workers
Delegation
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
lcsh:R
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
task-shifting
Directly Observed Therapy
Cross-Sectional Studies
Incentive
Patient Satisfaction
Family medicine
Female
Human medicine
injection administration
Family Practice
business
Eswatini
Administration (government)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20712936 and 20712928
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d3fd9bfd3295f43c6a9292e2b201b476