Barriers in Tuberculosis Treatment in Rural Areas (Tengger, Osing and Pandalungan) in Indonesia Based on Public Health Center Professional Workers Perspectives: a Qualitative Research

R Endro Sulistyono,Tantut Susanto,Rr Dian Tristiana

doi:10.20473/jn.v13i2.10270

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https://doi.org/10.20473/jn.v13i2.10270

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Journal: Jurnal Ners	Publication Date: Apr 1, 2019
License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Universitas Jember, Airlangga University

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the main health problems in Indonesia. Various efforts have been made by the government to handle the TB problem in Indonesia, one of which is implementing a direct observed therapy short course (DOTS) program. However, the handling of TB disease in Indonesia, especially in rural areas is still not optimal. This study aims to explore barriers to the handling of TB in rural areas from the perspective of public health center professionals.Methods: This study is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. Sampling was done by purposive sampling with a sample of 8 participants. Data is collected through focus group discussions. Thematic analysis is carried out using colaizi step.Results: This study obtained two themes. Theme 1 is the barriers in the aspect of TB patients and Theme 2, which is barriers from the aspect of health care facilities.Conclusion: This study obtained two themes. Theme 1 is the barriers in the aspect of TB patients and Theme 2, which is barriers from the aspect of health care facilities.

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Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the main health problems in Indonesia
Barriers in Tuberculosis Treatment in Rural Areas (Tengger, Osing and Pandalungan) in Indonesia Based on Public Health Center Professional Workers Perspectives: a Qualitative Research
This study involved 8 public health centers professional workers who handling with TB disease at Klakah Public Health Center (Table 1): five women and three men aged between 34-48 years with the participant profession namely one doctor, six nurses and one medical analyst

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Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the main health problems in Indonesia. Various efforts have been made by the government to handle the TB problem in Indonesia, one of which is implementing a direct observed therapy short course (DOTS) program. The handling of TB disease in Indonesia, especially in rural areas is still not optimal. This study aims to explore barriers to the handling of TB in rural areas from the perspective of public health center professionals. Tuberculosis is an inflammatory disease of the lung parenchyma caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. WHO states that one third of the world's population has been infected with tuberculosis bacteria. Every second there is one person infected with tuberculosis. Based on Global Tuberculosis Report data in 2016, Indonesia ranks second behind India with the most TB patients. The new TB cases in Indonesia in 2016 were 360,565 cases (WHO, 2017)

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