Towards understanding the drivers of policy change: a case study of infection control policies for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Saidi, Trust; Salie, Faatiema; Douglas, Tania S.

doi:10.1186/s12961-017-0203-y

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“…Item 31 identified the practice of TB patients of hiding their diagnosis, as it had been observed they do so in their places of work and study for fear of being rejected, which can reduce adherence to treatment 27 . The item 37 evaluated whether TB patients currently used the surgical masks, aiming at crossing this information with a question of the section of programmatic data of the TB that described the phase and the number of doses of the treatment, given that the use of surgical mask by infectious TB patients is regarded as a strategy to avoid the transmission of the disease to other people 28 .…”

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Measuring instrument: knowledge, attitudes and practices of people with pulmonary tuberculosis

Sánchez

Rubiano-Mesa

Cantor

2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective:to build an instrument to attain reliable and valid measurements of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods:methodological study that measured the sensitivity, reliability and validity of the instrument content. Studies of reliability and content validity comprehensibility involved 234 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Results:an integrative review was conducted for theoretical foundation. The sensitivity study comprised 30 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, who had greater knowledge on tuberculosis (12.03) than the control group (9.93). Factor analysis showed that 7 factors explained 67.8% of the variance. Content validity identified a 98.3 % comprehensibility, and the expert trial assessed the sufficiency, clarity, relevance and coherence criteria, showing agreement between judges. Conclusions:the instrument has studies of sensitivity, reliability and content validity that showed it can be applied to patients with pulmonary tuberculosis; nevertheless, cultural and semantic adaptations must be developed for other scenarios.

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Measuring instrument: knowledge, attitudes and practices of people with pulmonary tuberculosis

Sánchez

Rubiano-Mesa

Cantor

2019

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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“…Huang et al, 2018a;Noyons, 2001;Wang et al, 2018). Bibliometric analysis can be utilized to capture the historical dynamics of policy themes as well as the evolving collaborative relationships of policymaking organizations (Huang et al, 2015;Provan & Kenis, 2007;Saidi et al, 2017;Yao & Zhang, 2018;Zhang et al, 2018a). In addition, the method in this study was conducted within a highly structured research framework with publicly available policy documents (Huang et al, 2018a), which means the study results are reproducible and verifiable.…”

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Mapping the dynamics of China’s prefabricated building policies from 1956 to 2019: a bibliometric analysis

Wang

Xue

et al. 2020

Building Research & Information

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Compared to buildings constructed in situ, prefabricated buildings (PBs) offer many environmental benefits in terms of carbon emissions, energy consumption, material consumption, and waste generation. To mitigate adverse impacts by the building sector on the environment, PBs have been widely applied in many countries. Although PB policies (PBPs) have played a significant role in guiding, supporting, and promulgating China's PB development, few studies have systematically investigated these PBPs. As a result, the evolution of PBPs in China is not clear, which limits practitioners' overall understanding of PBPs. To bridge this knowledge gap, a bibliometric analysis method was employed to review 136 PBPs issued in China from 1956 to 2019. Through text mining, a co-word network analysis, and a collaboration network analysis, we mapped, visualized, and described the PBP system over time. The evolution of PBPs can be divided into four phases: exploration (1956-1995), fluctuation (1996-2005), steady improvement (2006-2015), and rapid growth (2016-2019). Our findings indicate that the PB policy targets, policy objects, policy tools, performance indicators, and the collaboration structure of policymaking agencies have changed significantly across these phases. Lastly, the PB experience in China was compared with those of countries exhibiting higher levels of PB development, which can serve as a reference for PB development.

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“…South Africa has the highest incidence of TB worldwide: in 2005, extremely drug‐resistant TB was first detected in Tugela Ferry and since then there has been a countrywide surge in the number of cases of drug‐resistant TB, exacerbated by the HIV burden (Saidi, Salie, & Douglas, ; Shah et al, ; Singh, Upshur, & Padayatchi, ). In addition, limited resources and infrastructure as well as social and economic difficulties have made the identification, treatment, and cure of TB a challenging task in this context.…”

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Community perspectives on tuberculosis care in rural South Africa

Watermeyer

Penn

2018

Health Soc Care Community

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Patient nonadherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is an ongoing challenge, particularly since the advent of drug-resistant TB and complications posed by HIV/AIDS. Some solutions may lie in understanding patient and community perspectives about barriers to TB care and treatment adherence. Using a qualitative framework, we explored community perceptions and beliefs about TB and perceived facilitators and barriers to care in a rural South African community affected by TB. We were particularly interested in capturing cross-cutting themes and the "merged voices" of participants. Interviews were conducted in 2013 and 2014 with 43 participants, including home-based care workers, clinic staff, patients living with TB and community members in and around a primary healthcare clinic. The data were analysed using principles of thematic analysis. The study reveals the complex interplay between contextual factors and community understandings of the disease. Cultural beliefs about causality and treatment-seeking paths were often mentioned in conjunction with biomedical views. There was a strong interface between TB and HIV in this community, and knowledge of TB was often confused with HIV. HIV-related stigma has been extended to those living with TB. The impact of poverty on treatment adherence was a particularly important theme. Other themes related to the role of the clinic in the community. Our study highlights the socioeconomic vulnerability of this community and the fragility of existing care systems. The findings reinforce the need for a community-centred approach to TB care that takes cognisance of lifeworld issues. We discuss some implications of this study for practice and policy.

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Towards understanding the drivers of policy change: a case study of infection control policies for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Cited by 16 publications

References 46 publications

Measuring instrument: knowledge, attitudes and practices of people with pulmonary tuberculosis

Measuring instrument: knowledge, attitudes and practices of people with pulmonary tuberculosis

Mapping the dynamics of China’s prefabricated building policies from 1956 to 2019: a bibliometric analysis

Community perspectives on tuberculosis care in rural South Africa

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