Tuberculosis Service Provision in Ethiopia: Health Facility Assessment
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TB service provision, SPA , Ethiopia.Abstract
The major objective of the survey is to assess the availability and preparedness of health facilities in Ethiopia to provide quality Tuberculosis services. The survey was part of the 2014 Ethiopia Service Provision Assessment Plus Survey. A total of 1,327 health facilities were assessed. The results shows that more than two out of three (69%) facilities excluding health posts in Ethiopia offer any TB diagnostic, treatment or/and treatment follow up services. Among all health posts, 29% of them offer any TB diagnostic services and any treatment and/or treatment follow up services. Six in ten (59%) of facilities excluding health posts use sputum smear only to diagnose TB. Of those facilities offering any TB services more than half (60%) have trained staff. Among facilities excluding health posts offering any TB services, 44% have guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of TB, 18% have guideline for diagnosis and treatment of MDR-TB, and 9% have guideline for management of HIV and TB co-infection.
As a conclusion we can say that any TB diagnostic, treatment or/and treatment follow up services is available in more than half of the facilities in Ethiopia excluding health post. Half of the health facilities in Ethiopia excluding health post have guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of TB.
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