TITLE:
Drugs Supply and Laboratory Services in Dots System of Kaduna State: A Health Care Worker Perspective
AUTHORS:
Shehu Usman Adamu, D. McGill
KEYWORDS:
Drug Supply and Laboratory Services, Workers Perspective
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Tuberculosis Research,
Vol.6 No.1,
March
7,
2018
ABSTRACT: A study was conducted in Kaduna State Nigeria to ascertain the impact of Drug Supply and laboratory services towards effective functioning of DOTS system. Six DOTS providing centres were identified for the study and in each centre, three respondents were selected based on their profession, the Medical Officer, the Pharmacist and the Laboratory Technician totaling 18. The officers were interviewed for the purpose of the research. Semi structured Interviews were conducted in this research as a means of obtaining Health workers perspective. The Interview which was conducted in their respective work station was open ended and all questions are same for all respondents. During the course of the study, all respondents agreed that the sources of drugs supply to their respective centres was the Kaduna State Tuberculosis and leprosy control Program office from the state capital and that drugs are been supplied quarterly and are adequate with slight interruption due to Logistic while for Laboratory services the respondents were of the view that there is the need to improve on it as there are cases of shortage of reagents and erratic supply of Electricity for effective Laboratory functioning.