The purpose of this study was to investigate the Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT)
initiation amongst eligible HIV positive patients at health facilities in the Polokwane subdistrict
to identify key features in the knowledge and practice of health professionals as
well as available resources at the health facilities. A quantitative non-experimental,
descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to describe the practice of IPT initiation in
health facilities. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire with medical
doctors, operational managers and registered nurses from the district’s 34 health care
facilities. The census sample was 124. Data were captured and analysed using
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 24. The results showed that
the health care professionals knew the policy and procedures for the implementation of
IPT but lacked knowledge on patient screening. The findings further suggest that record
keeping and data capturing was not implemented sufficiently. Resources at the facilities
were found to be sufficient. / Health Studies / M. P. H.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/25556 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Khota, Mmankhuma Joyce |
| Contributors | Du Toit, H. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (x, 134 leaves) : illustrations, color graphs, color map, application/pdf |
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