Factors Influencing Private Practitioners to Report Tuberculosis Cases
Journal Title: Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy Research - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
One of the key elements in tuberculosis (TB) management is a case recording-reporting system, in which every health care provider needs to report every tuberculosis case to an authorized primary health center (PHC) to support effective treatment. However, in 2012, few private practitioners (PP) regularly reported TB cases to the Babakan Surabaya Primary Health Center (PHC) working area. This study was conducted to investigate the present condition of TB cases recording-reporting and evaluate several factors that might influence PP behavior regarding the reporting of tuberculosis cases to PHC. Face-to-face interviews with PP and the head of PHC were performed. Data were coded, categorized, and analyzed statistically by non-parametric statistics (Fischer Exact Test) using EZR. We found that there were four factors influencing the reporting of TB cases by PP to PHC, including self-awareness, ignorance, lack of time, and poor implementation of recording-reporting system at the PHC. The level of PP self-awareness was significantly associated with the reporting of TB cases by PP (p<0.05). Private sector involvement, improvement in the recording otreatment followup, and the use of electronic-based reporting were considered important by participants to construct a well-established recording-reporting system for TB cases. Therefore, good communication and collaboration between PHC and PP are needed.
Authors and Affiliations
Anneke Rosma, Chiho Yamazaki, Satomi Kameo, Dewi MD. Herawati, Rovina Ruslami, Ardini Raksanagara, Hiroshi Koyama
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