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Factors that Influence Health Care Workers? Implementation of Ineffective Tuberculosis Control Measures at Rur

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  • Takalani Grace Tshitangano

    (University of Venda)

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This paper explored the factors that influence health care workers? implementation of ineffectivetuberculosis control measures at rural public hospitals of Vhembe district, South Africa. A qualitative approach ofan exploratory design was used to collect data from fifty-seven focus group members of maximum variation thatwere purposively selected from a pool of health care workers in each hospital. Necessary approvals were obtained.Ethical principles of research and participants? rights were observed. The study revealed that health care workersin rural hospitals are faced with numerous challenges such as lack tuberculosis control guidelines; inadequatetuberculosis control training; inappropriate designs of buildings; inadequate material resources; inadequate humanresources; inadequate management support; incorrect tuberculosis control attitudes; and inadequate tuberculosiscontrol knowledge. Hospital managers supported by the department of health should craft strategies to deal withthese challenges with an aim of improving health care workers? working conditions.

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  • Takalani Grace Tshitangano, 2017. "Factors that Influence Health Care Workers? Implementation of Ineffective Tuberculosis Control Measures at Rur," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 4707108, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:4707108
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    Keywords

    Tuberculosis. Guidelines. Training. Support. Dynamics. Attitudes;

    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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