Exploring patients' perspectives on healthcare service quality in outpatient settings at a public hospital in Palembang, Indonesia: A qualitative study.

Background: In recent decades, the service sector has become a crucial driver of economic growth globally. However, research highlights the need for implementing a patient-centered design in hospital services and notes the limited literature on patient perceptions of healthcare service quality in Indonesia.

Objective: This study aimed to explore patients' perceptions of healthcare service quality in outpatient settings at a public hospital in Palembang, Indonesia.

Variation of tuberculosis prevalence across diagnostic approaches and geographical areas of Indonesia.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has contributed to a significant disease burden and economic loss worldwide. Given no gold standard for diagnosis, early identification of TB infection has been challenging. This study aimed to comparatively investigate the prevalence of TB across diagnostic approaches (sputum AFB, sputum culture, sputum genetic test, and chest x-ray) and geographical areas of Indonesia.