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ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2024

Investigating socio-ecological factors influencing implementation of tuberculosis infection prevention and control in rural Papua New Guinea.

Gigil Marme, Jerzy Kuzma, Peta-Anne Zimmerman, Neil Harris, Shannon Rutherford

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Gigil MarmeSchool of Medicine & Dentistry (Public Health), Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4836-5610
Jerzy KuzmaDepartment of Medicine, Divine Word University, Madang Province 511, Papua New Guinea.
Peta-Anne ZimmermanGraduate Infection Prevention and Control Program, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia.
Neil HarrisHigher Degree Research, Health Group, School of Medicine and Dentistry (Public Health), Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia.
Shannon RutherfordSchool of Medicine & Dentistry (Public Health), Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia.

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backgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a highly transmissible infectious disease killing millions of people yearly, particularly in low-income countries. TB is most likely to be transmitted in healthcare settings with poor infection control practices. Implementing TB infection prevention and control (TB-IPC) is pivotal to preventing TB transmission in healthcare settings. This study investigated diverse stakeholders' perspectives relating to barriers and strategies for TB-IPC in rural hospitals in Papua New Guinea.

methodsMultiple qualitative case studies were conducted with 32 key stakeholders with experience in TB services. Data collection drew on three primary sources to triangulate data: semi-structured interviews, document reviews and field notes. The data were analyzed using hybrid deductive-inductive thematic analysis.

resultsOur results reveal that key stakeholders perceive multiple interdependent factors that affect TB-IPC practice. The key emerging themes include strategic planning for and prioritizing TB-IPC guidelines; governance, leadership and accountability at the provincial level; community attitudes towards TB control; institutional capacity to deliver TB care, healthcare workers' safety, and long-term partnership and integration of TB-IPC programmes into the broad IPC programme.

conclusionsThe evidence suggests that a multi-perspective approach is crucial for TB-IPC guidelines in healthcare institutions. Interventions focusing on addressing health systems strengthening may improve the implementation of TB-IPC guidelines.

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Qualitative ResearchTuberculosisFemaleHumansInfection ControlInterviews as TopicMalePapua New GuineaRural Populationhealth systemsPapua New Guinearural healthsocio-ecological modeltuberculosis infection prevention and control

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