Increasing Access to Tuberculosis Services in Ethiopia: Findings From a Patient-Pathway Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background:In Ethiopia, extensive scale-up of the availability of health extension workers (HEWs) at the community level has been credited with increased identification and referral of patients with presumptive tuberculosis, which has contributed to increased tuberculosis case notification and better treatment outcomes. However, nearly 30% of Ethiopia's estimated 191000 patients with tuberculosis remained unnotified in 2015. A better understanding of patient care-seeking practices may inform future government action to reach all patients with tuberculosis. Methods:A patient-pathway analysis was completed to assess the alignment between patient care initiation and the availability of diagnostic and treatment services at the national level. Results:More than one third of patients initiated c

SUBMITTER: Fekadu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5853928 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature