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KMID : 1170320070130010199
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Korean Journal of Health Economics and Policy
2007 Volume.13 No. 1 p.199 ~ p.214
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A Study on Setting the Priority on the National Tuberculosis Control Program in Korea Using Importance-Performance Analysis
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Park Jae-San
Moon Jae-Woo
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Abstract
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The National Tuberculosis Control Programs(NTCPs) in Korea plays a key role in reducing the incidence rate of tuberculosis patients and promoting public health of community people. The importance-performance analysis(IPA) is a widely used analytical technique that yields strategies for setting the priority in a variety of applications. The aim of this study is to set the priority for the decision of NTCP’s directions using the I-P analysis. The self-administered questionnaires were completed by 200 program administrators in 246 health centers. As a result of IPA, the attributes of education program on physician, nurse, program relatives position in first quadrant(Keep Up the Good domain). No attributes position in second quadrant(Possible Overkill domain). The three attributes, production of BCG vaccine, medical diagnosis of community people, and financing through the selling of Christmas postage stamp, position in third quadrant(Low Priority domain). Finally the three attributes, tuberculosis virus test, tuberculosis information surveillance system, and management information system of tuberculosis virus, position in fourth quadrant(Concentrate Here domain). These findings show various implications on the priority setting on the National Tuberculosis Control Programs in the future. It was determined that the tuberculosis virus test activities and tuberculosis information surveillance system need to concentrate more on investments. A low priority(3rd quadrant) was given to investment in producing of BCG vaccine and medical diagnosis of community people in the long run.
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KEYWORD
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Importance-Performance Analysis, National Tuberculosis Control Program, NTCP, Health Center Worker
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