TUBERCULOSIS CASE FINDING AND MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN GHANZI SUB-DISTRICT OF BOTSWANA
Author:
N. Babayani, V. Pagiwa
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Ghanzi Sub-district was reported to have twice the average national annual tuberculosis (TB) notification rate. Our study assesses the efficiency of passive case finding, ethnic and spatial variation in TB rates, documentation, and management of TB cases in the sub-district using historical data from health care facilities between 2006 and 2010. Descriptive statistics were performed to discern time trends, geographic variation, and variation by individual characteristics. We identified incomplete patients record keeping, heightened patients’ movement between health care facilities, variation in TB incidence by sex and dominant tribe, as well as high treatment failure with corresponding rise in multidrug resistance.
| Pages | 15-19 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Volume | 4 |
