scholarly journals Patients’ Perspectives on Their Safety: A Qualitative Study in Two Public Health Facilities in Kaduna State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
B.K. Lawal ◽  
S. Mohammed ◽  
M.A. Ladan ◽  
B.B. Maiha ◽  
A.A. Aliyu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Healthcare Environments ◽  
Medical Wards

Background: Safe healthcare environments influence patients’ valuation of care received and impact on better health outcomes. It has been recognized that patients can contribute invaluably in improving the quality and safety of healthcare services they receive.Objective: To explore the perspectives of patients on their safety in healthcare.Methods: A qualitative study comprising of four (4) focus group discussions (FGDs) with six to eight participants was conducted in two public health facilities in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Patients admitted in medical wards (male and female) were recruited through a purposive sampling technique after obtaining their verbal informed consent to participate. A topic guide, containing open ended questions that explored patients’ opinions on their safety in healthcare was used for the discussions. All FGD sessions were recorded, transcribed and coded using thematic analysis.Results: The participants consisted of 15 females and 13 males in FGD sessions that lasted between 55 to 90 minutes. All participants were Hausa speaking, with varying levels of education. Six (6) themes were generated which the patients perceived to play a role in their safety in healthcare. These themes are: choice of hospital, patient satisfaction, patient experiences, patient engagement, communication openness and suggestions by patients for improvement.Conclusion: The findings of this study have highlighted both positive and negative perspectives of patients regarding their safety in healthcare. The patients provided some recommendations for areas where improvements are required for improved patient safety. These include infrastructural improvements, staffing, and availability of medicines, amongst others.

scholarly journals Persepsi Ibu Terhadap Iklan Vaksin Measles Rubella (MR)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muslimah Muslimah ◽  
Dian Ayubi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Depth Interviews

Measles and Rubella (MR) is a disease that is highly contagious and usually occurs in children aged 9 months until the age of 15 years. One effort that can be done to reduce the incidence of the disease is through health promotion about the importance of immunization. Purpose the promotion was packaged in the form of advertisements on electronic media with the aim of building perceptions that the importance of immunization for public health. Methods this research was a qualitative study with a method of collecting in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The number of informants in this study was 19 mothers who had children aged 0.9 to 15 years in one of the Puskesmas work areas in Merangin District, Jambi Province. Before the data collection process, all informants were asked to see two MR immunization advertisements. Results that immunization advertisements are interesting and contain humor. Meanwhile, informants who did not give MR immunization to their children tended to be negative towards MR immunization advertisements and tended to ignore the effects that arose if they did not give immunizations to their children. The recommendation that MR immunization advertisements should avoid using the fear arousal method and use the pay off idea method in those ads

scholarly journals Healthcare providers’ level of involvement in provision of smoking cessation interventions in public health facilities in Kenya

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy W. Gichuki ◽  
Rose Opiyo ◽  
Possy Mugyenyi ◽  
Kellen Namusisi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
Public Health Facilities

Healthcare providers can play a major role in tobacco control by providing smoking cessation interventions to smoking patients. The objective of this study was to establish healthcare providers’ practices regarding smoking cessation interventions in selected health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among healthcare providers working in public health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 400 healthcare providers selected using a two-stage stratified sampling technique. Only 35% of the healthcare providers surveyed reported that they always asked patients about their smoking status. Less than half (44%) reported that they always advised smoking patients to quit. Respondents who had received training on smoking cessation interventions were 3.7 times more likely to have higher practice scores than those without training (OR=3.66; 95%CI: 1.63-8.26; P=0.003). Majority of the healthcare providers do not routinely provide smoking cessation interventions to their patients. Measures are needed to increase health worker’s involvement in provision of smoking cessation care in Kenya.

Predictors of Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour, Health Services Access and Utilization in Ajebo Community, South-West, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-390
Author(s):  
AK Ahmed ◽  
GB Imhonopi ◽  
MM Fasiku ◽  
A Ahmed ◽  
MO Osinubi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Healthcare Utilisation ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Seeking ◽  
Public Health Facilities

Background: Health is a fundamental requirement for living a socially and economically productive life. Poor health inflicts great hardships on households, including debilitation, substantial monetary expenditures, loss of productivity and sometimes, death. Objectives: To describe healthcare-seeking behaviour, access to health services and utilisation, and their predictors in a southwestern Nigerian community. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Ajebo community, Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area in Ogun State. A total of 420 respondents were studied using an interviewer-administered questionnaire to collect quantitative data.  Results: More than half (54.0%) of the respondents had access to public health facilities, 41.7% had access to private health facilities, while patent medicine stores were accessed by 4.3% of the respondents. Out of the 249 (59.3%) who were ill in the preceding three months, 92.4% of them sought healthcare. More males utilized government-owned health services s than females (χ² = 3.878, p = 0.049). More than half (56.4%) travelled >10 minutes to access healthcare services. Lack of formal education was not a hindrance to seeking healthcare (OR = 31.392, p = 0.003, CI = 3.323-2.347). Income earning <30,000 Naira was the strongest predictor of healthcare utilization (OR = 3.304, p =0.001, 95% CI = 2.007-5.441). Education with OR = 31.392 (p = 0.003, 95% CI = 3.323-96.570) was the strongest predictor of healthcare-seeking behaviour. Conclusion: Healthcare-seeking behaviour was not limited by lack of formal education. The utilisation of public health facilities was high among the respondents. State of employment and income were strong predictors of healthcare utilisation in Ajebo community. 

scholarly journals Health system actors’ perspectives of prescribing practices in public health facilities in Eswatini: A Qualitative Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. e0235513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nondumiso B. Q. Ncube ◽  
Lucia Knight ◽  
Hazel Anne Bradley ◽  
Helen Schneider ◽  
Richard Laing
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Public Health Facilities

scholarly journals Satisfaction with Delivery Services Offered under the Free Maternal Healthcare Policy in Kenyan Public Health Facilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Gitobu ◽  
P. B. Gichangi ◽  
W. O. Mwanda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Healthcare Policy ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Maternal Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Delivery Services ◽  
Consultation Time

Background. Patients’ satisfaction is an individual's positive assessment regarding a distinct dimension of healthcare and the perception about the quality of services offered in that health facility. Patients who are not satisfied with healthcare services in a certain health facility will bypass the facility and are unlikely to seek treatment in that facility. Objective. To determine satisfaction level of mothers with the free maternal services in selected Kenyan public health facilities after the implementation of the free maternal healthcare policy. Methods. Data was collected through a quantitative exit survey questionnaire. The respondents were mothers who had delivered in the health facilities and were waiting to leave the health facilities after discharge. The sample included 2,216 mothers in 77 public health facilities across 14 counties in Kenya under tier 3 and tier 4 categories. The number of respondents to be interviewed was proportionately arrived at based on each health facility’s bed capacity. Results. The study established a satisfaction rate of 54.5% among the beneficiaries of the free maternal healthcare services in the country. Mothers benefiting from the free delivery services were satisfied with communication by the healthcare workers, staff availability in the delivery rooms, availability of staff in the wards, and drug and supplies availability (>56%) but unsatisfied with consultation time, cleanliness, and privacy in the wards (<56%). High education levels and lengthy stay in healthcare facilities were negatively associated with the satisfaction with the free delivery services (P<0.05). Conclusion. There is a high satisfaction with the free maternal healthcare services in Kenya. However, the implementation of the free maternal healthcare policy was associated with low privacy, poor hygiene, and low consultation time in the health facilities. Therefore there is need to address these service gaps so as to attract more mothers to deliver in public health facilities.

Mentoring of Community Service Nurses: Nurse Managers’ Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisinyana Hannah Khunou
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
North West ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
The North

Community service nurses (CSNs) are newly qualified nurses (NQNs) with the least experience and who need constant support and mentoring. They experience numerous challenges, which include the lack of confidence, and feelings of incompetence and inadequacy. These challenges contribute to a difficult transition from the role of a student nurse to that of a professional nurse. This article reports on the qualitative data of a study conducted by Khunou and Rakhudu. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the perceptions of nurse managers (NMs) regarding the mentoring of CSNs in public health facilities in the North West province (NWP) of South Africa. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design was used to explore and describe the NMs’ perceptions regarding the mentoring of the CSNs. Three focus group discussions for 20 NMs and 7 individual semi-structured interviews were conducted. A tape recorder was used to capture the NMs’ perceptions regarding the mentoring of CSNs in public health facilities of the NWP. Tesch’s method of data analysis was used to analyse the collected qualitative data. The study revealed the following themes: CSNs lack skills; CSNs are mentored; and both CSNs and NMs have mentoring needs. These themes were supported by the following categories: CSNs lack practical skills; CSNs lack professional responsibility; CSNs lack confidence; CSNs are supported; CSNs need orientation; and CSNs need mentoring to bridge the practice-theory gap. NMs also need to be supported.

scholarly journals Access, use and disposal of antimicrobials among humans and animals in Wakiso district, Uganda: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Musoke ◽  
Carol Namata ◽  
Grace Biyinzika Lubega ◽  
Freddy Eric Kitutu ◽  
Lawrence Mugisha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
Drug Shops

Abstract Background Inappropriate use of antimicrobials in both humans and animals is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In addition, human behaviours such as poor disposal of antimicrobials in the environment can increase their exposure to microbes which can impact on humans and animals. However, evidence on access, use and disposal of antimicrobials for humans and animals at community level in Uganda is limited. This study therefore explored access, use and disposal of antimicrobials among humans and animals in Wakiso district, Uganda. Methods A qualitative study was conducted that involved focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs). Participants of the FGDs were community health workers (CHWs) and farmers involved in animal husbandry, while key informants included: officials from the Ministry of Health; Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries; human and animal health professionals; district health officials; and members of the national AMR surveillance committee. Twelve FGDs were held (8 for CHWs and 4 for farmers) while 15 KIIs were conducted. Thematic analysis in NVivo (version 12) was performed. Results Five main themes emerged from the study: access to antimicrobials in humans; access to antimicrobials in animals; use of antimicrobials in humans; use of antimicrobials in animals; and disposal of antimicrobials. Community members mainly accessed antimicrobials for humans from public health facilities such as government health centres, as well as private facilities, including drug shops and clinics. Antimicrobials for animals were obtained from veterinary practitioners and drug shops (both for humans and veterinary). Examples of inappropriate use of antimicrobials in both humans and animals was evident, such as sharing antibiotics among household members, and giving human-prescribed antimicrobials to food-producing animals as growth promoters. While some CHWs returned unused antimicrobials to public health facilities for proper disposal, community members mainly disposed of antimicrobials with general household waste including dumping in rubbish pits. Conclusions There is a need to increase awareness among the population on proper access, use and disposal of antimicrobials for both humans and animals. Development of a drug disposal system at community level would facilitate improved waste management of antimicrobials. Together, these measures would help prevent the rate of progression of AMR in communities.

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