THE QUALITY OF TUBERCULOSIS SERVICES IN PATIENTS’ PERSPECTIVES: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Background: The assessment from the patient's perspective is the assurance of TB service’ quality to achieve the "End TB" target. The information regarding TB services’ quality assessment in the dimensions of QUOTE TB Light is not widely found.Aims: The study aims to review TB services' quality from the patients’ perspective in the 7 dimensions of QUOTE TB Light.Methods: This literature review study searched from 3 databases, namely PubMed, Science-Direct, and Google Scholar since July - October 2020. The inclusion criteria were research on TB services quality, patients’ perspective, and patient assessment of 7 dimenssion. Articles assessed the other health services’ quality and published before January 2015 was excluded.Results: A total of 7 from 89 articles found were selected for review. The patients’ assessments are based on their experiences or satisfactions. Most of the studies are satisfied with service availability, communication, patient-provider interactions, competence, and affordability. The patients’ dissatisfactions about infrastructure and stigma acquired during treatment.Conclusion: Infrastructure and stigma are assessed negatively. The continously evaluation and training for health workers need to be improved so they can serve patients well. The patients’ perspectives can be the major consideration for providers to enhance the TB services’ quality.Keywords: Quality of TB services, QUOTE TB Light, patients’ perspectives, Tuberculosi

Case Overview of Patients under Surveillance of COVID-19 in Central Java Province, Indonesia

Central Java reported 1,541 cases of Patients Under Surveillance until April 14th, 2020. It is expected to increase everyday. However, reports about the epidemiological characteristics of Patients Under Surveillance cases are still limited. This study aims to describe Patients Under Surveillance case of COVID-19. The study used quantitative descriptive design, whereas many as 1,541 cases were described based on the characteristics, contact history, history of transit, and the symptoms. The data are obtained from the Department of Health, Central Java and processed with descriptive statistical data analysis. Results showed from 1,541 cases as much as 59.9% were male and 43% aged 19-44 years. As many as 154 death cases were dominated by men (61.6%) and elderly ≥60 years (38.3%). The highest IR was Semarang (16.85/100,000 population). Symptoms that often found were cough, fever, dyspnea (8.3%), and 3.96% asymptomatic. The history of contact with the traveling person (4.7%). The most visited city was Jakarta (7.5%). It is concluded that cases in Central Java spread across 35 cities with a high number of cases and mortality. It is necessary to conduct a detailed Patients Under Surveillance case reports to monitor the spread of the virus that can be prevented in advance

Be Hero For Zero Tuberculosis: Peran Remaja Melalui SIKRIBO dalam Mewujudkan "End TB": Be Hero for Zero Tuberculosis: The Role of Youth Through Sikribo in Realizing “End TB”

The TB case notification rate (CNR) in Semarang City has decreased from 2019 of 258 per 100,000 population to 155 per 100,000 population in 2020. The main focus in controlling tuberculosis cases is case detection in the community. The purpose was to increase TB knowledge and provide training on TB screening methods to adolescent cadres using the SIKRIBO application. The methods used in this community service are health education and Training of Trainers (ToT). The participants were 27 adolescent representatives from the Adolescent Integrated Healthcare Center working areas of the Sekaran Public Health Center, Semarang City. The results showed that adolescent cadres' average score knowledge about tuberculosis disease and screening improves after receiving TB health education and adolescent cadres can operate the application properly. The SIKRIBO application can be a means to facilitate the discovery of TB suspects in the community and is expected to be applied in various health facilities.   ABSTRAK Angka notifikasi kasus (CNR) TB di Kota Semarang mengalami penurunan dari tahun 2019 sebesar 258 per 100.000 penduduk menjadi 155 per 100.000 penduduk pada tahun 2020. Fokus utama dalam mengendalikan kasus TB merupakan penemuan kasus di masyarakat. Rendahnya penemuan kasus TB berdampak pada tingginya angka penularan TB. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan TB dan memberi pelatihan terkait cara skrining TB melalui aplikasi SIKRIBO pada kader remaja. Metode yang digunakan pada pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah penyuluhan kesehatan dan Training of Trainer (ToT). Jumlah partisipan sebanyak 27 remaja perwakilan dari Posyandu Remaja dan Posyandu Pesantren wilayah Puskesmas Sekaran, Kota Semarang. Hasil kegiatan bahwa terdapat peningkatan rata-rata skor pengetahuan terkait penyakit TB dan skrining TB pada kader remaja setelah diberi penyuluhan kesehatan TB dan kader remaja dapat mengoperasikan aplikasi SIKRIBO dengan baik. Aplikasi SIKRIBO dapat menjadi sarana untuk mempermudah penemuan suspek TB di masyarakat dan diharapkan dapat diterapkan di berbagai fasilitas kesehatan