The Effects Community Tuberculosis Care Makes in the Early Identification and Referral of Tuberculosis Patients from Active Case Findings in Botswana  

作　　者：Unami Mathebula-Modongo Mary Moleki Tefera Agizew Unami Mathebula-Modongo;Mary Moleki;Tefera Agizew(Faculty of Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa;Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana)

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa [2]Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

出　　处：《Journal of Tuberculosis Research》2021年第3期230-244,共15页结核病研究（英文）

摘　　要：</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Setting:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Twenty-two public health clinics offering Tuberculosis (TB) care at Francistown and Gaborone cities in Botswana.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objectives:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To assess the effects of community tuberculosis care (CTBC) on the early identification and referral of patients and to identify perceived factors that contribute to effective active case findings and community referral system. <b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Design:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We adopted a concurrent triangulation mixed-method research design. Convenient purposive sampling was followed for both qualitative and quantitative phases. Data were collected from participants who met the inclusion criteria in both phases from July 2016-Dec</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 2018. Consent was obtained from the all eligible participants. <b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We interviewed 40 caregivers with mean age of 43.4 years. We identified different themes, 83% (n = 33) accepted the caregiving role, 50% (n = 20) reported Social and physiological support from health workers, 23% (n = 10) received health education on TB, 20% (n = 8) and 30% (n = 12) reported teamwork and communication respectively between the health workers and caregivers</span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Setting:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Twenty-two public health clinics offering Tuberculosis (TB) care at Francistown and Gaborone cities in Botswana.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objectives:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To assess the effects of community tuberculosis care (CTBC) on the early identification and referral of patients and to identify perceived factors that contribute to effective active case findings and community referral system. <b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Design:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We adopted a concurrent triangulation mixed-method research design. Convenient purposive sampling was followed for both qualitative and quantitative phases. Data were collected from participants who met the inclusion criteria in both phases from July 2016-Dec</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 2018. Consent was obtained from the all eligible participants. <b></span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></b></span><b> </b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We interviewed 40 caregivers with mean age of 43.4 years. We identified different themes, 83% (n = 33) accepted the caregiving role, 50% (n = 20) reported Social and physiological support from health workers, 23% (n = 10) received health education on TB, 20% (n = 8) and 30% (n = 12) reported teamwork and communication respectively between the health workers and caregivers

关 键 词：CAREGIVING TUBERCULOSIS CTBC Triangulation Study Public Health 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]