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Explaining the Successes and Failures of Tuberculosis Treatment Programs; a Tale of Two Regions in Rural Eastern Uganda Explaining the successes and failures of tuberculosis treatment programs; a tale of two regions in rural Eastern Uganda Jonathan Izudi ( [email protected] ) Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-0389 Imelda K Tamwesigire Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology Francis Bajunirwe Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research article Keywords: Barriers, Facilitators, Health Systems Strengthening, Treatment Success, Tuberculosis, Uganda Posted Date: October 1st, 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.15576/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Version of Record: A version of this preprint was published on December 19th, 2019. See the published version at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4834-2. Page 1/23 Abstract Background Well performing tuberculosis (TB) programs are characterized by treatment success rate (TSR) of at least 90%. In rural eastern Uganda, and elsewhere in sub Saharan Africa, TSR varies considerably across district TB programs and the reasons for the differences are unclear. This study explored factors that explain the low and high TSR across four districts in rural eastern Uganda. Methods We interviewed District TB and Leprosy Supervisors (DTLS), Laboratory focal persons (LFPs) and TB focal persons (TBFPs) from four districts in Eastern Uganda as key informants. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and imported into ATLAs.ti where thematic content analysis was performed and results were summarized into themes. Results The emerging themes were categorized as either facilitators of or barriers to treatment success. The emerging facilitators prevailing in the districts with high rates of treatment success were using data to make decisions and design interventions, continuous quality improvement, capacity building, and considered TB as a priority disease. The barriers that were common in districts with low rates of treatment success included lack of motivated and dedicated TB focal persons, scarce or no funding for implementing TB activities, and a poor implementation of community-based directly observed therapy short course. Conclusion This study shows several factors account for the differing rates of treatment success in rural eastern Uganda. These factors should be the focus for TB control programs in Uganda and similar settings in order to improve rates of treatment success. Introduction The overall goal of a TB program is to ensure patients enrolled in the program complete their treatment and become cured, endpoints collectively referred to as treatment success. Directly observed therapy short course (DOTS) is a global strategy for the effective control of TB and its wider application has resulted into better treatment outcomes in several countries.(1) For instance, high rates of cure and treatment completion have been reported in countries that have implemented DOTs(2) because patients are observed taking medications in real time, by a treatment supporter.(3) Although DOTS has been adopted and implemented widely, the achievement of the WHO desired TSR of at least 90% remains a challenge for most TB programs globally. Recent statistics suggest global TSR for newly diagnosed bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB (BC-PTB) has declined from 86% in 2014 to 83% in 2017.(4) This decline presents an Page 2/23 unprecedented concern for TB programs because of exacerbations in TB morbidity and mortality.(5) There is significant variation in TSR across sub Saharan Africa, both between and within countries. The between country variation is seen from TSR of 83.4% in Cameroon,(6) 90.1% in Ethiopia(7), and 75.7% in Nigeria.(8) Uganda is an example of a country with significant within-country TSR variation. Overall, the country has a cure rate of 48% and a TSR of 80%,(9) far below the desired WHO targets. In rural eastern Uganda, two districts of Serere and Ngora have higher TSR surpassing the WHO desired target of 90% while other two districts of Soroti and Kumi have at most 70% TSR, falling below the WHO target. The information on factors responsible for this variation in TSR across these districts in the same region is limited. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore factors responsible for high and low TSR across districts in rural Eastern Uganda. Understanding these factors is important for designing strategies and interventions that may be used to tackle hindrances to achieving high TSR while the good practices identified may be scaled up to improve TSR. Methods And Materials Study design and participants We conducted a qualitative study in which we used key informants, knowledgeable about the functioning of TB programs, to obtain in-depth information to explain the successes and failures of the TB program in rural eastern Uganda The study participants consisted of health facility TB focal persons (TBFPs), District TB and Leprosy Supervisors (DTLS), and District Laboratory focal persons (DLFPs). Participants were purposively sampled as key informants. These participants had rich-knowledge and experience in TB programing and the functioning of the district healthcare system and therefore were expected to provide reliable and credible information.(10) Participants were interviewed until saturation, a widely accepted criterion for sufficient data in qualitative studies,(11) was achieved. Study setting Page 3/23 This study was conducted in four predominantly rural districts in eastern Uganda, namely Soroti, Kumi, Ngora, and Serere. Soroti and Kumi districts have recently reported low TSR of 70% and 66.7%,(12) while Ngora and Serere districts have high TSR of 90.9% and 95.3%,(12) respectively. The districts were purposively selected to provide a framework for comparison of a well versus poorly performing district TB program. The variation in performance for these TB programs provides a basis and natural setting for our study. Altogether, the population in the four districts, located about 300km from Kampala, is close to one million people. We enrolled participants from TB units with the highest patient loads in the selected districts. In Soroti district, the units included Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Princess Diana Memorial Health Center (HC) IV, and Tiriri HC IV. A health center IV is a county level health facility in the structure of Uganda’s health system. The study sites in Kumi district included Kumi Hospital, Atutur Hospital, and Kumi HC IV. Kumi Hospital is a private not for profit health facility. The study sites in Ngora district were Ngora Hospital and Ngora HC IV and in Serere district, Serere and Apapai HC IVs were selected. Each health facility has a TB diagnostic and treatment unit that provides TB services according to the WHO TB treatment guidelines.(3) At each TB unit, there is a TB focal person who is either a nursing, clinical, or medical officer to coordinate and provide the TB services. However, technical leadership for TB management in the districts is provided by the District TB and Leprosy Supervisor (DTLS), and each district has one; that for TB diagnostic services is provided by the District Laboratory focal person (DLFP). Data collection and quality control Data were collected through key informant interviews in English language in June 2019 at the selected health facilities. Interviews were conducted in a quiet room and lasted between 30 to 45 minutes. We used a key informant interview guide which was reviewed and Page 4/23 approved by the research ethics committees, and pre-tested in the neighboring district of Katakwi to assess its suitability. All participants’ responses were transcribed within 48 hours of completing data collection. Measurements We asked the key informants questions on the following: current rates of treatment success at health facility and district levels, reasons to explain the performance; challenges facing the provision of TB services among healthcare workers; existing leadership and budget support to TB program in the district; trainings and technical support supervisions on TB including the frequency, availability and logistical support to TB services, motivation of healthcare workers in providing TB services, rewards and recognition of strategies for good performing health facilities and individuals. We also asked questions on the measures employed in tracking performance of TB program at district and health facility levels; and, strategies for improving rates of treatment success at both district and health facility levels. Data processing and analysis We audio recorded participants’ responses during the interviews. One of the authors (JI) transcribed the recordings verbatim within 48 hours of completing interviews. The transcripts were imported into ATLAS.ti for thematic content analysis using an inductive approach. Two authors (JI and IKT) independently conducted the analysis in three phases: data immersion, coding, and coding sort. In the first phase, the reviewers read the transcripts several times to achieve familiarity and to identify emerging issues. In the second phase, the authors flagged relevant parts of the transcripts with appropriate descriptive words (codes). In the third phase, the reviewers met and harmonized the codes, combined them to form categories, and combined the categories to form themes. A third independent
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