0704-883-0675     |      dataprojectng@gmail.com

EVALUATION OF PHARMACIST INTERVENTIONS ON TREATMENT OUTCOMES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN SECONDARY HEALTH FACILITIES ABUJA

  • Project Research
  • 1-5 Chapters
  • Abstract : Available
  • Table of Content: Available
  • Reference Style: APA
  • Recommended for : Student Researchers
  • NGN 5000

ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis is a chronic infection that still remains one of the major health problems in most developing countries. Poor treatment outcomes have serious consequences which include spread of the disease, morbidity and mortality. The world health organization (WHO) recommended minimum successful outcomes of 85%; this has not been achieved in most facilities rendering the services. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of Pharmacist Intervention on the treatment outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in secondary health facilities in Abuja. It has been found out that Pharmacists have not always been involved directly in the management of tuberculosis patients therefore this work was design to evaluate Pharmacist intervention on treatment outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis through phone calls and text messages. Two health facilities under Federal Capital Territory Abuja which were Asokoro District Hospital and Nyanya General Hospital were used. A total of 110 pulmonary tuberculosis patients 60 from Nyanya General Hospital and 50 from Asokoro District Hospital accessing Directly Observed Therapy Short course (DOTS) were recruited for the research and divided into control and intervention groups. They were then given health education and medication adherence counseling. The intervention group was accompanied with phone calls and text messages till the completion of their treatment each lasted for six months. Questionnaires were distributed at baseline to measure their knowledge of disease and social behaviour. Proforma sheet was used to collect their treatment outcomes which includes successful (cured and treatment completed) and unsuccessful (Died, failure, defaulter, transfer out). Questionnaire were then administered to measure improvement on disease knowledge and social history medication adherence was measured from patient medication refill cards. 95% confidence was set with p value p<0.05 significant level. The data collected were presented using percentages, tables and charts ix The study shows there were tremendous statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in medication adherence after interventions with more than 70% of participants having good adherence(100%), disease knowledge and social history in intervention group accompanied with phone calls and text messages as compared to control group. The study established successful treatment outcomes of tuberculosis of 87.5% in the intervention group as against 74.1% in the control group from the secondary healthcare facilities used for the research. Comparing Nyanya General Hospital to Asokoro district hospital, Nyanya General Hospital achieved successful treatment outcomes of 90% as against 84.5% in Asokoro District Hospital in the intervention group. While the control group had 80% and 66.7% in Nyanya and Asokoro Hospital respectively. It can be concluded that, the study showed that pharmacist intervention improves knowledge of tuberculosis disease, medication adherence with 87.5% successful treatment outcomes tuberculosis patients in the secondary healthcare facilities, Abuja.





Related Project Materials

An Examination of Debt Servicing Practices and Their Alignment with Government Accounting Principles in Nigeria: A Study of Ogun State

Background of the Study

Debt servicing, which involves the repayment of principal and interest on borro...

Read more
The Impact of Road Maintenance Costs on Transportation Businesses: Evidence from Kogi State

Background of the Study

The transportation sector is vital to Nigeria’s economy, facilitating the movement of good...

Read more
TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM A PROJECT REPORT PRESENTED

ABSTRACT

This project topic, Teleconference System, is one of the state of the art invention and need of many organizations for purpose o...

Read more
CONSTRUCTION OF A MICROCONTROLLER BASED SECURITY DOOR USING SMART CARD

ABSTRACT

This project shows the construction of a microcontroller based security door using smart card. It is aimed towards programming t...

Read more
Implementation of Quantum-Assisted Simulation Models for Climate Change Prediction at Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja

Background of the Study

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges faced by governments worldwide, including...

Read more
AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COPORATE PLANNING IN MANAGEMNET PROCESS (A CASE STUDY OF DIAMOND BANK PLC)

ABSTRACT

The Nigeria business is so volatile, to the extent that only those who can scan it successfully forecast the po...

Read more
An examination of capital structure optimization in investment banking: a case study of Ecobank Nigeria

Background of the Study
Capital structure optimization is critical to sustaining competitive advantage and financial stabi...

Read more
SPATIAL-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY IN THE WATER QUALITY OF HAND DUG WELLS IN MINNA AND ENVIRONS, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Spatial-temporal variability in the water quality of hand-dug wells was investigated in Minna and Environs. Hand dug well water...

Read more
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF SMALLHOLDER SHRIMP AQUACULTURE AND RELATED AGRIBUSINESS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

In this study, our focus was to carryout  a critical analysis on the methods of improving...

Read more
INVESTIGATING THE BENEFITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

 ABSTRACT: Investigating the benefits of early childhood education on...

Read more
Share this page with your friends




whatsapp