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  1. S Maria Awaluddin, Nurhuda Ismail, Siti Munira Yasin, Yuslina Zakaria, Norzila Mohamed Zainudin, Faridah Kusnin, et al.
    MyJurnal
    Introduction: Parents play an essential role in their children’s tuberculosis (TB) treatment
    success despite many challenges from the beginning of their children’s symptoms until
    completion of the TB treatment. The challenges can be described as perceived barriers,
    according to the Health Belief Model, a theory of behaviour change. This study aims to explore
    parents’ experiences on the challenges in achieving a successful TB treatment for their child
    in two districts of Selangor state, Malaysia. Methods: The research was carried out using a
    phenomenology study design. In-depth interviews were conducted among purposively
    sampled parents of children with TB disease who have completed TB treatment or still
    undergoing treatment from MyTB version 2.1, a national TB surveillance database. The
    collected data was considered as achieving its saturation level if no new themes arise from
    the latest interviews’ session. The R-based Qualitative Data Analysis (RQDA) package
    version 0.2-8 was used for the thematic data analysis. Results: The total number of
    participants in this study was 15 mothers of children with TB disease; 12 (80%) of the children
    had completed TB treatment. There were six subthemes identified from this study focusing on
    the theme of multiple challenges, such as health symptoms challenges, TB investigation
    challenges, personal challenges, healthcare facilities challenges, administration medication
    challenges, and community challenges. Conclusions: Parents highlighted many challenges
    during the child’s illness phase, and they should be given adequate education and appropriate
    support to ensure TB treatment adherence. TB program managers should take action
    following the relevant parents’ feedback regarding the quality of TB care in a healthcare
    facility
  2. Liew SM, Khoo EM, Ho BK, Lee YK, Mimi O, Fazlina MY, et al.
    Asia Pac J Public Health, 2019 01;31(1):61-71.
    PMID: 30541329 DOI: 10.1177/1010539518817980
    This study aims to determine tuberculosis incidence, all-cause mortality, and its associated factors among health care workers (HCWs) registered in 2012 to 2014 with the Malaysian National Tuberculosis (MyTB) Surveillance Registry. Regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with all-cause mortality. Incidence rates ranged from 135.18 to 156.50/100 000 and were higher for HCWs compared with the general population (risk ratio = 1.70-1.96). The mean age at notification was 34.6 ± 10.55 years; 68.9% were female. Most were paramedics (44.3%) followed by other HCWs (41.9%) and doctors (13.8%). Nearly a quarter (23.8%) had extrapulmonary tuberculosis. There were 23 deaths giving a case fatality rate of 2.4%. Factors associated with death were older age (odds ratio [OR] =1.05; confidence interval [CI] =1.01-1.10), diabetes (OR = 3.83; CI = 1.32-11.08), HIV positivity (OR = 18.16; CI = 4.60-71.68), and not receiving directly observed therapy (DOTS) (OR = 10.97; CI = 3.61-33.38). It is important for HCWs to be aware of these increased risks and for authorities to implement protective measures.
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