Quality of TB diagnostic services at primary healthcare clinics in eThekwini district, South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Overcoming the TB epidemic requires moving past expanding the coverage of healthcare services and looking to improve the quality of TB services. During COVID-19, the suboptimal state of TB services has further deteriorated, and little is known about how these services have fared after the pandemic. The study aims to assess the quality TB diagnostic services in primary health care (PHC) clinics in the eThekwini district, South Africa. Twenty-one clinics with the lowest and highest headcounts from each region of eThekwini were purposively selected. An audit tool adapted from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the national TB guidelines was used to collect data on six different audit components. To assess quality, a 3-point scale was used where clinics could ge

SUBMITTER: Dlangalala T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257344 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature