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Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top health problems in Ethiopia, and over one-third of estimated TB cases remain undetected. This study examined the magnitude and factors of missed opportunities for TB investigation at public health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A facil...

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Autor principal: Asemahagn, Mulusew Andualem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9034845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35469307
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S355247
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description BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top health problems in Ethiopia, and over one-third of estimated TB cases remain undetected. This study examined the magnitude and factors of missed opportunities for TB investigation at public health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 412 adult patients with TB symptoms from 34 randomly selected public health facilities. Data on socio-demographics, TB symptoms, and clinical status were collected by an exit interview. A patient was considered missed for TB investigation if he/she had at least one symptom suggestive of TB but did not receive a sputum smear and/or x-ray evaluation to rule out TB. We computed descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS version 26. A negative binomial regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with missed opportunities for TB investigation. Statistical significance was determined at a p-value less than 0.05. RESULTS: A total of 412 presumptive TB patients, 235 (57%) females and 247 (60%) rural dwellers were interviewed. The mean age of respondents was 35 ± 8 years and 228 (55.3%) were from health centers. Over two-thirds, 284 (69%) were new patients, 62 (15%) were HIV positive and 78 (19%) had diabetes mellitus (DM). Fifty patients with symptoms suggestive of TB did not receive sputum evaluation services. Inability to read and write, having DM, having normal body mass index and facility type they visited were significant factors to missing opportunities to get TB investigations. CONCLUSION: A significant number of patients with symptoms suggestive of TB were missed for sputum evaluation to rule out TB. Education level, comorbidity, nutritional status and type of facility patients attended were factors of missing opportunities for TB investigation. Thus, improving quality of TB diagnosis, screening TB among all types of patients, and paying attention to screen illiterate people are crucial to avoid missing potential TB cases.
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spelling pubmed-90348452022-04-24 Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model Asemahagn, Mulusew Andualem Infect Drug Resist Original Research BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the top health problems in Ethiopia, and over one-third of estimated TB cases remain undetected. This study examined the magnitude and factors of missed opportunities for TB investigation at public health facilities in Northwest Ethiopia. METHODS: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 412 adult patients with TB symptoms from 34 randomly selected public health facilities. Data on socio-demographics, TB symptoms, and clinical status were collected by an exit interview. A patient was considered missed for TB investigation if he/she had at least one symptom suggestive of TB but did not receive a sputum smear and/or x-ray evaluation to rule out TB. We computed descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS version 26. A negative binomial regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with missed opportunities for TB investigation. Statistical significance was determined at a p-value less than 0.05. RESULTS: A total of 412 presumptive TB patients, 235 (57%) females and 247 (60%) rural dwellers were interviewed. The mean age of respondents was 35 ± 8 years and 228 (55.3%) were from health centers. Over two-thirds, 284 (69%) were new patients, 62 (15%) were HIV positive and 78 (19%) had diabetes mellitus (DM). Fifty patients with symptoms suggestive of TB did not receive sputum evaluation services. Inability to read and write, having DM, having normal body mass index and facility type they visited were significant factors to missing opportunities to get TB investigations. CONCLUSION: A significant number of patients with symptoms suggestive of TB were missed for sputum evaluation to rule out TB. Education level, comorbidity, nutritional status and type of facility patients attended were factors of missing opportunities for TB investigation. Thus, improving quality of TB diagnosis, screening TB among all types of patients, and paying attention to screen illiterate people are crucial to avoid missing potential TB cases. Dove 2022-04-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9034845/ /pubmed/35469307 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S355247 Text en © 2022 Asemahagn. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model
title Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model
title_full Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model
title_fullStr Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model
title_full_unstemmed Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model
title_short Missed Tuberculosis Investigations and Associated Factors in Patients with Symptoms Indicative of Tuberculosis at Public Health Institutions in Northwest Ethiopia: The Application of a Negative Binomial Model
title_sort missed tuberculosis investigations and associated factors in patients with symptoms indicative of tuberculosis at public health institutions in northwest ethiopia: the application of a negative binomial model
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9034845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35469307
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S355247
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