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TB burden and diagnostic challenges at Sandaun Provincial Hospital in West Sepik Province of PNG, 2016-2021.
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- Operational research highlights ongoing challenges for comprehensive TB services in Papua New Guinea.Public health action · 2024Article
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Abstract
settingBacteriological confirmation of TB diagnosis remains a key operational challenge in Papua New Guinea. Sandaun Provincial Hospital (SPH) is the main TB diagnostic and treatment centre of West Sepik Province.
objectiveTo evaluate TB caseload, patient characteristics, and quality of diagnosis at SPH between 2016 and 2021.
designA retrospective descriptive study using TB treatment, laboratory, and presumptive TB registers to collect data on all TB patients. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine factors associated with bacteriological confirmation.
resultsOf 1,305 TB patients registered, 25% were children (<15 years) and 30% had extrapulmonary TB. The quality of sputum was associated with a positive smear microscopy result (
conclusionDiagnostic services in West Sepik Province need strengthening to achieve a higher proportion of bacteriological confirmation in new pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB cases of all ages and improve access for the rural population.
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