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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of tuberculosis care in private facilities in Bandung, Indonesia: a repeated cross-sectional standardized patients study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indonesia has the second highest incidence of tuberculosis in the world. While 74% of people with tuberculosis in Indonesia first accessed the private health sector when seeking care for their symptoms, only 18% of tuberculosis notifications originate in the private sector. Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the private sector. Using unannounced standardized patient visits to private providers, we aimed to measure quality of tuberculosis care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted using standardized patients in Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia. Ten standardized patients completed 292 visits with private providers between 9 July 2021 and 21 January 2022, wherein standardized patients presented a presumptive tuberculosis case. Results were compared to standardized patients surveys conducted in the same geographical area before the onset of COVID-19.

Results

Overall, 35% (95% confidence interval (CI): 29.2-40.4%) of visits were managed correctly according to national tuberculosis guidelines. There were no significant differences in the clinical management of presumptive tuberculosis patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, apart from an increase in temperature checks (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 8.05, 95% CI: 2.96-21.9, p < 0.001) and a decrease in throat examinations (aOR 0.16, 95% CI: 0.06-0.41, p = 0.002) conducted during the pandemic.

Conclusions

Results indicate that providers successfully identify tuberculosis in their patients yet do not manage them according to national guidelines. There were no major changes found in quality of tuberculosis care due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As tuberculosis notifications have declined in Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains an urgent need to increase private provider engagement in Indonesia and improve quality of care.

SUBMITTER: Sassi A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10771004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of tuberculosis care in private facilities in Bandung, Indonesia: a repeated cross-sectional standardized patients study.

Sassi Angelina A Lestari Bony Wiem BW El Muna Kuuni Ulfah Naila KUN Oga-Omenka Charity C Afifah Nur N Widarna Rodiah R Huria Lavanya L Aguilera Vasquez Nathaly N Benedetti Andrea A Hadisoemarto Panji Fortuna PF Daniels Benjamin B Das Jishnu J Pai Madhukar M Alisjahbana Bachti B

BMC public health 20240105 1

<h4>Background</h4>Indonesia has the second highest incidence of tuberculosis in the world. While 74% of people with tuberculosis in Indonesia first accessed the private health sector when seeking care for their symptoms, only 18% of tuberculosis notifications originate in the private sector. Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the private sector. Using unannounced standardized patient visits to private providers, we aimed to measure quality of tuberculosis care during t ...[more]

PMID: 38183023

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of tuberculosis care in private facilities in Bandung, Indonesia: a repeated cross-sectional standardized patients study.

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of tuberculosis care in private facilities in Bandung, Indonesia: a repeated cross-sectional standardized patients study.

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