Tuberculosis infection control measures in health care facilities offering tb services in Ikeja local government area, Lagos, South West, Nigeria

BMC Infectious Diseases

Research Article

Y. A. Kuyinu¹  A. S. Mohammed¹  O. O. Goodman¹  O. O. Odusanya¹  B. A. Odugbemi¹  O. O. Adeyeye² 

[1] Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria;Department of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria;

关键词: TB infection control;    Health care workers;    Health facilities;    Barriers;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12879-016-1453-y

 received in 2015-08-29, accepted in 2016-03-04,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTuberculosis infection among health care workers is capable of worsening the existing health human resource problems of low - and middle-income countries. Tuberculosis infection control is often weakly implemented in these parts of the world therefore, understanding the reasons for poor implementation of tuberculosis infection control guidelines are important. This study was aimed at assessing tuberculosis infection control practices and barriers to its implementation in Ikeja, Nigeria.MethodsA cross-sectional study in 20 tuberculosis care facilities (16 public and 4 private) in Ikeja, Lagos was conducted. The study included a facility survey to assess the availability of tuberculosis infection control guidelines, the adequacy of facilities to prevent transmission of tuberculosis and observations of practices to assess the implementation of tuberculosis infection control guidelines. Four focus group discussions were carried out to highlight HCWs’ perceptions on tuberculosis infection control guidelines and barriers to its implementation.ResultsThe observational study showed that none of the clinics had a tuberculosis infection control plan. No clinic was consistently screening patients for cough. Twelve facilities (60 %) consistently provided masks to patients who were coughing. Ventilation in the waiting areas was assessed to be adequate in 60 % of the clinics while four clinics (20 %) possessed N-95 respirators. Findings from the focus group discussions showed weak managerial support, poor funding, under-staffing, lack of space and not wanting to be seen as stigmatizing against tuberculosis patients as barriers that hindered the implementation of TB infection control measures.ConclusionTuberculosis infection control measures were not adequately implemented in health facilities in Ikeja, Nigeria. A multi-pronged approach is required to address the identified barriers to the implementation of tuberculosis infection control guidelines.

【 授权许可】

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