Analysis of quality assurance on health development of hajj pilgrims in Bojonegoro district

Background and Objectives: Hajj is worship that has very complex implementation. Hajj pilgrims are required to have a good health condition or it usually called istithaah. Indonesian hajj pilgrims with high risk categories of 46-67% caused high morbidity and mortality of hajj pilgrims. If no effort is done in order to establish and improve the health status of hajj pilgrims during the preparation period at the Primary Health Care (Puskesmas). Research about the analysis of quality assurance of health development of hajj pilgrims at Primary Health Care in Bojonegoro District with a reference to Health Minister’s Regulation No. 15 of 2016 about Health Istithaah needs to be done to improve health services of hajj pilgrims in the Primary Health care before departure. Method: This study was conducted in March to April 2018. The data used in the study were primary data that collected by conducting an indepth interview with the officers of Hajj Medical Checkup Team (TPKH) at Primary Health Care in Bojonegoro District. The population in this research is the officers of TPKH in Primary Health Care that perform service at hajj pilgrims. The inclusion criteria of the study were TPKH officers serving high risk hajj pilgrims. The sample consisted of TPKH officers in 17 Primary Health Cares taken by simple random sampling method. This study used questionnaire instrument indepth interview guides. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the health development of hajj pilgrims conducted at the Primary Health Care. The questions are in line with the Technical Guidelines of Health Minister’s Regulation No. 15 of 2016 on Health Istithaah. Interpretation: The results of the study indicate that 100% of Primary Health Care in Bojonegoro District have not conducted a health development on waiting period for hajj pilgrims who will leave with a two-year estimate, 65% of Primary Health Care do not conduct hajj health care with home visits, and 71% Primary Health Care do not conduct hajj health education by disseminating information through printed media (leaflets, brochures, and posters). Efforts to improve the health development of Hajj pilgrims need to be done by Primary Health Care to run in accordance with the rules and provide maximum results in efforts to establish and improve health istithaah of hajj pilgrims.