Perceptions on diabetes care provision among health providers in rural Tanzania
A qualitative study
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 11490394 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Mary Mwangome (0000-0002-4675-3943, Ifakara Health Institute, autor correspondente), Eveline Geubbels (0000-0002-9702-5460, Ifakara Health Institute), Paul Klatser (0000-0003-3868-2409, Royal Tropical Institute), Marjolein Dieleman (0000-0001-8399-7114, Royal Tropical Institute) |
| Ano | 2016 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | czw143 |
| Data de publicação | 2016-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Editora | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/czw143 |
| PMID | 27935802 |
| OpenAlex | W2535694077 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 12 |
| Referências citadas | 33 |
Diabetes prevalence in Tanzania was estimated at 9.1% in 2012 among adults aged 24-65 years - higher than the HIV prevalence in the general population at that time. Health systems in lower- and middle-income countries are not designed for chronic health care, yet the rising burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes demands chronic care services. To inform policies on diabetes care, we conducted a study on the health services in place to diagnose, treat and care for diabetes patients in rural Tanzania. The study was an exploratory and descriptive study involving qualitative methods (in-depth interviews, observations and document reviews) and was conducted in a rural district in Tanzania. Fifteen health providers in four health facilities at different levels of the health care system were interviewed. The health care organization elements of the Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions (ICCC) framework were used to guide assessment of the diabetes services in the district. We found that diabetes care in this district was centralized at the referral and district facilities, with unreliable supply of necessary commodities for diabetes care and health providers who had some knowledge of what was expected of them but felt ill-prepared for diabetes care. Facility and district level guidance was lacking and the continuity of care was broken within and between facilities. The HMIS could not produce reliable data on diabetes. Support for self-management to patients and their families was weak at all levels. In conclusion, the rural district we studied did not provide diabetes care close to the patients. Guidance on diabetes service provision and human resource management need strengthening and policies related to task-shifting need adjustment to improve quality of service provision for diabetes patients in rural settings.
Diabetes management · Diabetes mellitus · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health facility · Health services · Population · Qualitative research · Referral · Rural area · Rural health · Socioeconomics · Tanzania · Type 2 diabetes · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing
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| Obras citantes distintas | 12 |
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| Citações por ano | 1,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |