Facilitators and barriers to implementing chest radiography in tuberculosis systematic screening of clinically high-risk groups in Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest X-ray has been included in national tuberculosis screening algorithms as a sensitive tuberculosis screening tool among high-risk groups. However, the implementation was influenced by multiple factors. We aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to implementing chest X-ray in systematic tuberculosis screening of clinically high-risk groups in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted face-to-face, in-depth interviews with purposively selected participants at tertiary-level hospitals and a tuberculosis program coordinator at the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, who coordinates chest X-ray-guided systematic tuberculosis screening. A framework analysis was conducted using the consolidated framework for implementation research.

Results

We identified 11 co

SUBMITTER: Abraham Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10878208 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature