J Noeske, A Mzembaba, Y Assoumani, S Maoulida, A Makpenon
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Evaluating TB diagnosis and care in the Union of the Comoros.
Setting: The Union of the Comoros has experienced a persistent notification gap in TB cases despite several strategic changes, including molecular diagnosis and contact investigation. We therefore performed a TB patient pathway analysis (PPA) under the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP).
Objective: To assess the alignment of healthcare-seeking behaviour and TB service availability to clarify the reasons for these missing cases.
Design: Three primary data sources, including a national list of health facilities, TB surveillance data and care-seeking behaviour data, were analysed at the national and regional levels to determine access to TB diagnosis and the initial point of care-seeking. Summary data were visualised using the standardised PPA Wizard programme, and the analysis was completed using demographic and socio-economic data.
Results: At the initial point of care-seeking, 18% of patients had access to TB services, available only in nine centralised public health facilities. Furthermore, 30% of patients initially consulted in the informal sector and 45% in the formal public or private sector in health facilities, both of which lacked the capacity for TB diagnosis or first-line treatment.
Conclusion: The concentration of and limited access to TB services at the intermediate and central levels of care indicate a need for decentralisation efforts.
期刊介绍:
Launched on 1 May 2011, Public Health Action (PHA) is an official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). It is an open access, online journal available world-wide to physicians, health workers, researchers, professors, students and decision-makers, including public health centres, medical, university and pharmaceutical libraries, hospitals, clinics, foundations and institutions. PHA is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that actively encourages, communicates and reports new knowledge, dialogue and controversy in health systems and services for people in vulnerable and resource-limited communities — all topics that reflect the mission of The Union, Health solutions for the poor.