title: Quality of STD care in an urban Zambian setting: the providers' perspective.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse obstacles to optimal STD care in an urban setting in Zambia. Eight-two health professionals answered a questionnaire with closed and open-ended questions. More than 50% were not satisfied with their working conditions, due to heavy workload, lack of equipment/drugs, poor salary, and lack of continuing education. Negative opinions about STD patients were common. Treatment and preventive activities were considered important but most respondents found patient compliance poor--especially for partner notification. To improve the quality of STD care, training in STD management should be combined with improved working conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Faxelid
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahlberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maimbolwa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krantz
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014504:Urban Health; D015024:Zambia