ArticleTuberculosis research and treatment2016
Health Seeking Behaviour and Associated Factors among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Suspects in Lay Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study.
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- Duration and determinants of delayed tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in high-burden countries: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.Respiratory research · 2021Pooled it
- Health care seeking behavior among presumptive tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Investigating the role of symptom valorisation in tuberculosis patient delay in urban areas in Portugal.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Health-Seeking Behavior Regarding Coughs in Urban Slums in Lagos, Nigeria.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Why people die of active tuberculosis in the era of effective chemotherapy in Southern Ethiopia: A qualitative study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2022Article
- Delays in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis within a context of medium incidence, Medellín, Colombia, 2017: an operational research.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Determinants of Health Care-Seeking Delay among Tuberculosis Patients in Rural Area of Central China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Knowledge and Healthcare Seeking Behavior of Tuberculosis Patients attending Gimbi General Hospital, West Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2018Article
- Patients' Delay in Seeking Health Care for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2017Article
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Abstract
Studies in the northern part of Ethiopia showed high prevalence of undiagnosed cluster of tuberculosis cases within the community which demanded an investigation of the health care seeking behaviour of tuberculosis suspects. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Lay Armachiho district, Northwest Ethiopia. Individuals who had cough for at least two weeks and aged greater than or equal to 15 years were included in the study. Data were collected by interview using pretested and structured questionnaire. Logistic regression was computed and adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was calculated. Out of the total population surveyed (29, 735), 663 (2.2%) individuals were found to be pulmonary tuberculosis suspects. Majority of the suspects reported that they had visited a modern health care facility. Those aged 15 to 34 and aged 35-54 had secondary educational level and above; those who were civil servants, those who were farmers, those who had previous history of tuberculosis treatment, and those who perceived that they were sick were more likely to visit a modern health care facility. The proportion of respondents who had taken traditional measures was found to be higher than some other districts. Improving the socioeconomic status of the community is recommended.
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