Fidelity of implementation of TB screening guidelines by health providers at selected HIV clinics in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tuberculosis screening of people living with human immunodeficiency virus is an intervention recommended by the WHO to control the dual epidemic of TB and HIV. The extent to which the intervention is adhered to by the HIV healthcare providers (fidelity) determines the intervention's effectiveness as measured by patient outcomes, but literature on fidelity is scarce. This study assessed provider implementation fidelity to national guidelines on TB screening at HIV clinics in Ghana.

Methods

It was a cross-sectional study that used structured questionnaires to gather data, involving 226 of 243 HIV healthcare providers in 27 HIV clinics across Ghana. The overall fidelity score comprised sixteen items with a maximum score of 48 grouped into three components of the sc

SUBMITTER: Narh-Bana SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8448304 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature