This study examined healthcare providers’ adherence to the national Tuberculosis
guidelines (NTG) during the diagnosis and treatment of TB in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
using a descriptive, cross-sectional study design. Data were collected from 233
medical records using checklists.
Adherence of healthcare providers to the NTG during the diagnosis of TB was 60.9%
(n=67) for female and 56.1% (n=69) for male TB patients. However, 91.8% (n=101)
female and 90.2% (n=111) male TB patients had been prescribed the correct
numbers of anti-TB pills, complying with the NTG recommendations. There was an
over-diagnosis of smear negative pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) as only 2.6% (n=2)
of the 76 smear negative PTB patients were diagnosed correctly.
Healthcare providers’ compliance with the NTG could be enhanced by providing
appropriate in-service education, maintaining accurate records of all TB patients and
providing supportive supervision to identify and address shortcomings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/5092 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Aragaw, Getahun Sisay |
| Contributors | Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvi, 86 leaves) |
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