The Role of the Tuberculosis (TB) Community in Detecting TB Suspects in Probolinggo Regency, East Java

Indonesia Indonesia is in the third rank of countries with the highest tuberculosis (TB) globally, with TB case detection still below 70%. The strategy in the TB control program to increase TB case detection is community partnership through the TB community. However, the role of this community in detecting TB suspects has never been reported. This study aimed to determine the role of the TB community in detecting TB suspects in the Probolinggo Regency. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The population was all TB community members is 130 people. The sample was a purposive sampling method, consideration until it met the data saturation, namely 29 respondents. The data were collected employing interviewed sheets, then analyzed with thematic content. Data triangulation by Head of Infectious Diseases, the Probolinggo Regency Health and five people from each TB community at Puskesmas. From the interviews, it was found that 23 people (79%) could not invite TB suspects to undergo examination, and 25 people (86%) had conducted counselling but were still unable to explain and convince the community of the importance of medical examinations for TB suspects. It is necessary to increase the capacity of TB community members to improve their roles in detecting TB cases.

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EVALUASI PROGRAM PENGENDALIAN TUBERCULOSIS DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS (Studi di Kota Ambon)

Care Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.33366/jc.v8i3.1266 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 383

Author(s):

Lodri Parera ◽

Suharyo Hadisaputro ◽

Djoko Tri Hadi Lukmono

Keyword(s):

Control Program ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Health Centers ◽

Narrative Form ◽

Case Detection ◽

Detection Rates ◽

Laboratory Staff ◽

Tb Control ◽

Laboratory Workers ◽

Tb Control Program

The TB control program has been carried out at each publich health centers in Ambon city. But the decrease in the number of new and old cases is not sufficiently accelerated according to the target, there are still high TB cases and there are also differences or disparities in the number of case detection rates between puskesmas and case detection The highest rate is among the puskesmas with the lowest CDR. This study aims to control tuberculosis in the working area of the health center. The type of research used in this research is descriptive analytic research using an observational approach supported by qualitative research. The sample is the program and also the TB laboratory staff at the Ambon City publich health centers, the holder of 44 respondents. Descriptive data analysis with the results described in narrative form then compared the level of case data. The results showed that the case finding program and treatment of TB patients as well as health promotion were carried out by 100% of the respondents. The TB sputum examination program was well implemented by 18 (81.8%) TB laboratory staff respondents. This is related to suspects that do not return the sputum pot. Program TB officers or laboratory workers have multiple jobs, as well as demographic conditions that are far away and difficult to reach by vehicle. Selection of places for TB promotion activities and health centers that are far from where the community lives. Laboratory conditions that should be separate and small for TB. Laboratory staff receive poor quality sputum provided by program holders. The TB control program is carried out and has been running well, but there are several conveniences that the sputum pot cannot return, demographics, treatment at other health facilities, inadequate space and not good enough sputum quality.

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GERMAS ( Gerakan Masyarakat Hidup Sehat) Di Desa Rambah Hilir

Kumawula: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ◽

10.24198/kumawula.v3i1.24743 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 100

Author(s):

Elvira Junita ◽

Yuli Handayani ◽

Lufita Nur Alfiah

Keyword(s):

Fruits And Vegetables ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Health Centre ◽

Health Check ◽

Community Partnership ◽

Health It ◽

Community Members ◽

Healthy Life ◽

Partnership Program

AbstrakPermasalahan kesehatan yang timbul saat ini merupakan akibat dari perilaku hidup yang tidak sehat. Gaya hidup yang kurang baik mengakibatkan tingginya angka kejadian Penyakit Tidak Menular, Di Desa Rambah Hilir kunjungan penderita hipertensi dan diabetes di Puskesmas Rambah Hilir I di tahun 2018 ini sampai bulan Juni 66 kasus Hipertensi 27 Kasus Diabetes. Gerakan Masyarakat Hidup Sehat (GERMAS) merupakan progam Pemerintah untuk mengajak masyarakat hidup sehat dengan focus pada 3 kegiatan utama yaitu melakukan aktifitas fisik, makan buah sayur dan cek kesehatan secara rutin minimal enam bulan sekali.Dalam Program Kemitraan Masyarakat ini upaya yang dilakukan adalah meningkatkan gaya hidup sehat yakni meningkatnya aktifitas fisik yang dilakukan dengan melaksanakan kegiatan rutin senam bersama setiap hari minggu dan meningkatkan konsumsi buah dan sayur dengan memanfaatkan lahan perkarangan rumah warga dengan menanam buah dan sayur dihalaman rumah untuk memenuhi kebutuhan konsumsi buah dan sayur. Upaya Peningkatan peran masyarakat dalam memeriksakan kesehatannya dengan mendirikan posko kesehatan untuk memudahkan masyarakat dalam memeriksa kesehatannya. Luaran yang telah dicapai adalah Adanya kegiatan senam rutin, meningkatnya konsumsi buah dan sayur dengan Adanya tanaman buah dan sayur disetiap rumah warga, makan buah dan sayur bersama setiap hari minggu, Adanya pemeriksaan kesehatan secara berkala.Abstract.Health problems that currently emergeare resulted from unhealthy living behaviours. A bad lifestyle causes an increase innon-communicable diseases cases. According to patient visit data until June 2018 at the community health centre (Puskesmas) Rambah Hilir I, Rambah Hilir Village, Rokan Hulu, Riau, it shows that there were 66 cases of hypertension and 27 cases of diabetes.The Healthy Life Society Movement (GERMAS) is a government program to encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle focusing on 3 main activities namely physical activities, eating vegetables, together with regular health check-upsat least once every 6 months. This community partnership program attempts to enhance the healthy lifestyle by intensifying physical activitiesthrough a routine collective exercise on every Sunday and increasing fruits and vegetables consumption. The community members’ yards are used as land to grow fruits and vegetables for meeting the community’s needs. Regarding the effort to improve the role of the community members to check their health, it was carried out by establishing a health post to facilitate them in checking-up their health. Outputs that have been achieved are the routine exercise; an increase in fruits and vegetables consumptionasthere are fruit and vegetable plants in every resident's houses; eating fruits and vegetables collectively on every Sunday; as well as regular health check-ups.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Challenges of interferon-γ release assay conversions in serial testing of health-care workers in a TB control program.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717952787.793458317 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Richard ZuWallack ◽

Fatima Ajaz

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Control Program ◽

Interferon Γ ◽

Tb Control ◽

Serial Testing ◽

Care Workers ◽

Release Assay ◽

Tb Control Program

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A study on the incidence of tuberculosis in Narail district of Bangladesh

Mediscope ◽

10.3329/mediscope.v5i2.37143 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 12-15

Author(s):

MS Mallick

Keyword(s):

Control Program ◽

Situational Analysis ◽

Pulmonary Tb ◽

Tb Control ◽

Related Data ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Case Rate ◽

Extra Pulmonary ◽

The Government ◽

Tb Control Program

The aim of this descriptive type of study on diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) cases was to evaluate the incidence of TB in Narail district to have a situational analysis with the achievement of National TB Control Program. Related data were collected from the Civil Surgeon Office, Narail district. The data of 3 upazilas- Narail Sadar, Kalia, and Lohagora were used. The study period was from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. The overall TB case rate was 156.6 per 100000 population and separately 170.9 per 100000 population in Narail Sadar, 142.2 per 100000 population in Kalia and 156.6 per 100000 population in Lohagora. Of the cases, 56.4% were male and 43.6% female. Overall, 89.7% of the TB cases had pulmonary TB and 10.3% had extra-pulmonary TB. The population with higher age had higher proportion having TB. The highest number of patients were referred for diagnosis by sastha sebika (nurse) and non-government field staff. The TB incidence in Narail district was considered to be lower than the National situation. However, it seems that TB will remain as a continuous concern for many years in future for the country as well as Narail district. The activities of National TB Control Program of the Government of Bangladesh needs to be strengthened further to combat TB in BangladeshMediscope Vol. 5, No. 2: Jul 2018, Page 12-15

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Factors associated with delays in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation in Cali, Colombia

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública ◽

10.26633/rpsp.2019.14 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Cindy Córdoba ◽

Lucy Luna ◽

Diana M. Triana ◽

Freddy Perez ◽

Lucelly López

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Treatment Initiation ◽

Control Program ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Individual Treatment ◽

Tb Control ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Tb Treatment ◽

Tuberculosis Diagnosis ◽

Tb Control Program

Objective.To determine factors associated with delays in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation in the city of Cali, Colombia.Methods.This was a retrospective cohort study of cases of tuberculosis (TB) reported in the TB control program of Cali between January and December 2016. The information was collected from the databases of the TB control program, individual treatment cards, and clinical histories. The variables considered were sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, substance use, and performance of the health service.Results.A total of 623 cases were identified, of which 57.0% were male. The median age was 42 years (interquartile range (IQR): 27–60). The median time from onset of symptoms to TB diagnosis was 57 days (IQR: 21–117), and from onset of symptoms to TB treatment initiation was 72 days (IQR: 35–145). A factor associated with longer time from the onset of symptoms to TB treatment was being a previously treated TB patient (coefficient: 123.8 days, 95% confidence interval (CI): 48.3 to 199.3). In contrast, being incarcerated was a protective factor for earlier TB treatment initiation (coefficient: -57.3 days; 95% CI: -92.4 to -22.3).Conclusions.Our results provide important information concerning risk factors that are associated with delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and that are subject to future interventions. Health insurance program managers must work together with health care providers on issues that include patient care, health promotion, and updating TB protocols and standards.

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Implementasi Program Penanggulangan TB Paru dengan Strategi Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse di Puskesmas Panyabungan Jae Kabupaten Mandailing Natal

Jurnal Akademika Baiturrahim Jambi ◽

10.36565/jab.v10i1.284 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 83

Author(s):

Mawaddah Marahmah ◽

Rapotan Hasibuan

Keyword(s):

Control Program ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Political Commitment ◽

Data Presentation ◽

Tb Control ◽

Directly Observed Treatment ◽

Descriptive Approach ◽

Using Data ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Tb Control Program

TB cases in Southeast Asia contribute 40% of the world's TB cases and causes the highest mortality in Indonesia. Panyabungan Jae Health Center (PJHC) itself has the highest number of TB cases in Mandailing Natal Regency. This study, therefore, aimed to determine the implementation of the TB Control Program with the Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse Strategy (DOTS) at PJHC.Qualitative methods with descriptive approach was used for this research. In-depth interviews was conducted with 5 informants in July 2020. The data were analyzed using data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.The research found that communication between the TB program officer and the DOTS strategy worked well in the PJHC as well as the disposition, resources and bureaucratic structures. Political commitment in the DOTS strategy with cross-sectoral cooperation has an important influence in the handling of TB cases,however village authorities have not played a role in efforts to reduce for number of TB cases. The patients had lack of understanding about TB and some localshad views TB as a disease caused by poison becomes an obstacle in treating patients. TB prevention with the DOTS strategy at the PJHC runs according to standard guidelines, and complemented by the Puskesmas innovation "Tor Tor Libas TB".The MNDHO officersare advised to collaborate with entire stakeholders in overcoming TB by strengthening education in the form of routine counseling to increase public knowledge about TB

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Identification of TB space-time clusters and hotspots in Ouest département, Haiti, 2011–2016

Public Health Action ◽

10.5588/pha.20.0085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 101-107

Author(s):

A. M. Dismer ◽

M. Charles ◽

N. Dear ◽

J. M. Louis-Jean ◽

N. Barthelemy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Metropolitan Area ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Control Program ◽

High Volume ◽

Space Time ◽

Case Finding ◽

Western Hemisphere ◽

Spatial Clusters ◽

Tb Control ◽

Tb Control Program

BACKGROUND: Haiti has the highest incidence rate of TB in the Western Hemisphere, with an estimated 170 cases per 100,000 in 2019. Since 2010, control efforts have focused on targeted case-finding activities in urban areas, implementation of rapid molecular diagnostics at high-volume TB centers, and improved reporting. TB analyses are rarely focused on lower geographic units; thus, the major goal was to determine if there were focal areas of TB transmission from 2011 to 2016 at operational geographic levels useful for the National TB Control Program (PNLT).METHODS: We created a geocoder to locate TB cases at the smallest geographic level. Kulldorff’s space-time permutation scan, Anselin Moran’s I, and Getis-Ord Gi* statistics were used to determine the spatial distribution and clusters of TB.RESULTS: With 91% of cases linked using the geocoder, TB clusters were identified each year. Getis-Ord Gi* analysis revealed 14 distinct spatial clusters of high incidences in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. One hundred retrospective space-time clusters were detected.CONCLUSION: Our study confirms the presence of TB hotspots in the Ouest département, with most clusters in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. Results will help the PNLT and its partners better design case-finding strategies for these areas.

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PHARMACISTS' PERCEPTION ABOUT THEIR ROLES IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM IN MEDAN, INDONESIA

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i4.16688 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 256

Author(s):

Khairunnisa B ◽

Azizah Nasution

Keyword(s):

Control Program ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tb Control ◽

Control Programs ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Directly Observed Treatment ◽

Tb Control Program

Objectives: to assess the pharmacists' perception about their roles in tuberculosis (TB) control program in Medan, Indonesia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the pharmacists' perception about their roles in TB control program in Medan, Indonesia using a validated questionnaire. The pharmacists involved in this study (n=117) were asked to choose answering yes, no or do not know for their perception on their roles in TB control program. The collected data consisted of demographics (gender, age, place of practice, and working experience) and the pharmacists’ perception on their roles in TB control program were organized and analyzed by applying descriptive and Chi-square analyses using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 19, Chicago, IL, USA) (p value <0.05 was considered significant). Results: Mean age of the participants was 38.6 (standard deviation=11.7) years. Most of them (76.1%) were female. Distribution of the participants by place of practice: pharmacy, 78.6%; hospital, 20.5%. Most of them (63.2%) have heard about directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) program. More than 90% of them realized that they could play their roles as providers, managers of anti-TB drugs, drug informans, ensurers for adherence to the TB treatment, educators for patients and publics on TB and its treatment. Only 26.5% of them knew that they could also play their role as inventors of early suspected TB in the community.Conclusion: The study proved that the pharmacists’ roles could be utilized and enhanced to optimize TB control programs in Indonesia.Keywords: Pharmacists’ role, Tuberculosis, DOTS Program

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The Role of School Leaders in Promoting Community Partnership

Asian Journal of University Education ◽

10.24191/ajue.v17i1.12606 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 124

Author(s):

Thikryat Jibril Qaralleh

Keyword(s):

General Education ◽

School Leaders ◽

School Management ◽

Educational Process ◽

Community Partnership ◽

Moderate Degree ◽

Community Members ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Study Population

In this paper, it was tried to identify the role of school leaders in promoting community partnership in general education schools in Al-Kharj Governorate and finding out the ways to develop community partnership. The researcher has used a descriptive research methodology. The study population consisted of (5320) teachers, both male & female. The results indicated a moderate role of school leaders in promoting community partnership in public education schools in Al-Kharj Governorate through a moderate degree of appreciation. The leaders have the vision to develop the community partnership by involving the community in educational development means. The author recommends increasing community participation by placing them in the local school’s management process. The school leaders ought to form committees by placing community members therein in order to strengthen the educational process. Keywords: Community partnership, Educational Process, Saudi Arabia, School leaders, School management.

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