The menace of incomplete data: a review of tuberculosis DOTS data at a tertiary hospital in southern Nigeria
Afr. j. respir. Med
; 14(1): 6-10, 2019. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
This paper presents data from a TB-DOTS centre in southern Nigeria in a bid to explore the peculiarities with incompleteness and identify weakness in data management and to proffer solutions to the problem going forward.Methods:
This was a cross-sectional records review of 146 patients seen from 2012 to 2015.Results:
The degree of data completeness reduced progres-sively in the course of treatment. From 73.3%, initial complete-ness of AAFB documentation reduced to 37.0% at the second month, and further to 14.4% at the fifth month. Mean weight gain was significant in all TB patients treated (p<0.001), but weight at the beginning and end of treatment course was recorded in just over a third of patients. Data on treatment outcome was not available for 83 (56.8%) of patients. Only 43 (29.5%) were recorded as cured but inference from the incom-plete AFB statistics showed the numbers should be higher.Conclusion:
Significant gaps in TB data management create difficulties with TB program evaluation. Health workers at TB/DOTS sites need to be abreast with record keeping and adapt eTB manager for local use
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Patients
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Tuberculosis
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Tertiary Care Centers
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Nigeria
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. j. respir. Med
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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