Bomgyeol Kim, Yejin Lee, Young Dae Kwon, Tae Hyun Kim, Jin Won Noh
Factors associated with indoor smoking at home by adults across Korea: a focus on socioeconomic status
Epidemiology and health
prompt diagnosis treatment leprosy crucial preventing diseases spread well avoiding negative medical social effects reducing diseases burden likelihood nerve damage subsequent disability rises length diagnostic delay aimed explore challenges health professionals faced regarding involvement early leprosy case detection strategies study employed qualitative descriptive phenomenological explorative research design answer research questions use nonprobability purposive sampling research participants identified study indepth interviews conducted gather information regarding experiences health workers medical doctors public health officers clinical nurses health centre heads regional woreda district health office technical programme experts health extension workers analyse qualitative data inductive thematic analysis techniques used analysis open code software version 40 used data transcription coding display reduction theme interpretation discovered results processes undertaken analysis findings study revealed leprosy prevention control programmes still problematic themes emerged data gleaned health workers included lack existence practiceoriented training integration tb leprosy training lack focus competing health priorities inadequate supportive supervision health facilities multiple tasks health workers poor coordination communications lack motivation health workers disruption treatment importance training related leprosy strengthening comprehensive leprosy training health workers carrying efficient thorough contact tracing enhancing monitoring supervision assessment surveillance boosting managerial skills lobbying political commitment motivating healthcare workers may help early detection leprosy cases strategies