Responsiveness Of Tuberculosis Control Mechanism at A Tertiary Care Hospital, Quetta; A Quantitative Study

Abstract

Objective: To assess the responsiveness of Tuberculosis control mechanism by using an adapted version of World health Organization questionnaire.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 385 Tuberculosis patients who visited Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital, Quetta from February 2021 to July 2021. Non- Probability convenience sampling was used and data was collected by using 23-item pretested questionnaire. For data analysis descriptive statistics by SPSS version 25 were employed.

Results: Of the 385 respondents 32.2% belonged to age group 15-29 with a mean age of 40 years, 53.8% were male. Nearly half of the respondents 42.3% were illiterate, more than 80 percent had a monthly income of less than 10,000 rupees. Overall responsiveness was 83.9% with dignity domain having the best rate of 79.5%.

Conclusion: Overall results and findings indicate that there is a need for investment in both material and structured improvements at Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital and improvement of services at primary level to reduce burden at tertiary care hospital like Fatima Jinnah.