Title:
An Exploration of the Involvement of People Affected by Leprosy in Case Detection Activities in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Authors:
Iswandi, Alfinella Izhar
Year:
2016
PAGE:
vii, 39
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
People Affected by Leprosy, empowerment, case detection activities, Indonesia
Abstract:
Background: Indonesia has the world's third-highest number of leprosy cases. The number of new cases detected has been stable for the past 15 years with around 17,000-20,000 cases per year. Therefore, it is important to explore whether involving People Affected by Leprosy in case detection activities can be one possibility option Objective: To explore the involvement of People Affected by Leprosy in case detection activities in order to increase early case finding and provide evidence-based recommendations to National Leprosy Control Program – Ministry of Health Methodology: The methodology of this study consists of two components: the analysis of secondary data and a literature review. Piot’s Model was used as the framework for analysis in this study. Data from secondary data was not analyzed statistically due to poor quality the data. The outputs of the project haven’t shows a big difference in the program achievement. Supporting factors identified in relation to their experience being affected by this illness: increasing the community awareness through delivering information on leprosy, identifying leprosy suspect cases and refer it to health workers and motivating patients to finish their treatment completely. Obstacles identified are generally People Affected by Leprosy doesn’t have enough confidence and an adequate ability to deliver information on leprosy. There were limited international literature and publication on good practices in the other diseases. Conclusion and Recommendation: The recommendations are: to develop, provide and socialize a clear recording, reporting, monitoring and an evaluation system; to develop a clear national guideline and IEC materials prototype for non-health educational background and to involve People Affected by Leprosy through routine case management by health center
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institue)
Department:
Development, Policy and Practice
Country:
Indonesia, Republic of
Region:
Southeast Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health/International Course in Health Development (MPH/ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2016 Iswandi
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
yhjPhytHLi_20170503153758439.pdf