Thomson E M, Myrdal S
S Afr Med J. 1986 Aug 30;70(5):253-7.
Regional variations in tuberculosis policy in Cape Town, Paarl and Ciskei, as well as problems experienced by health workers, are examined. South African policy is compared with modern trends and recommendations drawn from the international literature and is found to conform in many respects, although tuberculosis services are not always integrated with curative services. The most marked variation occurs in Ciskei, where policy requires hospitalization of as many patients as possible. The majority of problems in implementing policy relate to lack of funds and medical infrastructure.
本文考察了开普敦、帕尔和西斯凯三地结核病政策的地区差异，以及医护人员所面临的问题。南非的政策与国际文献中提出的现代趋势和建议进行了比较，发现尽管结核病服务并不总是与治疗服务相结合，但在许多方面是相符的。最显著的差异出现在西斯凯，当地政策要求尽可能多的患者住院治疗。政策实施中的大多数问题都与资金和医疗基础设施的缺乏有关。
