Quality of TB diagnostic services at primary healthcare clinics in eThekwini district, South Africa
Thobeka Dlangalala,
Alfred Musekiwa,
Tivani Mashamba-Thompson
Abstract:Overcoming the TB epidemic requires moving past expanding the coverage of healthcare services and looking to improve the quality of TB services. During COVID-19, the suboptimal state of TB services has further deteriorated, and little is known about how these services have fared after the pandemic. The study aims to assess the quality TB diagnostic services in primary health care (PHC) clinics in the eThekwini district, South Africa. Twenty-one clinics with the lowest and highest headcounts from each region of… Show more
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