Patient and Health Service Delay in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Attending a Referral Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Overview: Delays in diagnosis and initiation of effective treatment increase morbidity and mortality from TuBerculosis (TB) as well as the risk of transmission in the community. The aim of this study was to determine the time taken for patients later confirmed as having TB to present with symptoms to the first health provider (patient delay) and the time taken between the first health care visit and initiation of tuberculosis treatment (health service delay). Factors relating to these 'Delays' were analyzed. The paper concludes that delay in diagnosis of TB is prolonged at the referral centre with a significant proportion of Health service delay.

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Format: PDF | Size: 139KB | Date: Nov 2005 | Pages: 22

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