ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
Socioeconomic and Behavioral Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay in Lima, Peru.
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- Private Sector Engagement for Tuberculosis Services in Latin America: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Community views on active case finding for tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Spatiotemporal distribution and risk factors for patient and diagnostic delays among groups with tuberculous pleurisy: an analysis of 5-year surveillance data in eastern China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients' experiences obtaining a tuberculosis diagnosis in Peru: a mixed-methods study.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Implementation of isoniazid preventive therapy in southern Lima, Peru: an analysis of health center characteristics.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2021Article
- Health care seeking patterns of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients in Harare, Zimbabwe: A prospective cohort study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Engaging Community Pharmacies in Early Detection of Missing Tuberculosis Patients through Public-Private Mix Intervention in Pakistan.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Active and passive case-finding in tuberculosis-affected households in Peru: a 10-year prospective cohort study.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Factors associated with delays in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation in Cali, Colombia.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2019Article
- Health seeking behaviour and delayed management of tuberculosis patients in rural Bangladesh.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
Early detection and diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is a global priority. Prolonged symptom duration before TB diagnosis is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and risk of transmission. We aimed to determine socioeconomic and behavioral factors associated with diagnostic delays among patients with TB. Data were collected from 105 patients with TB using a semi-structured interview guide in Lima, Peru. Factors associated with diagnostic delay were analyzed using negative binomial regression. The median delay from when symptoms commenced and the first positive diagnostic sample in public health facilities was 57 days (interquartile range: 28-126). In multivariable analysis, greater diagnostic delay was independently associated with patient older age, female gender, lower personal income before diagnosis, living with fewer people, and having more visits to professional health facilities before diagnosis (all
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