Publication: Treatment Delay among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients within the Pakistan National Tuberculosis Control Program.
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2018-05-10
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Saqib, Shahab E
Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed
Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen
Virginia, Martínez-Ruiz
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Delay in diagnosis and treatment worsens the disease and clinical outcomes, which further enhances transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in the community. Therefore, this study aims to assess treatment delay and its associated factors among pulmonary TB patients in Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 269 pulmonary TB patients in the district. Binary and multivariate logistic regressions were used to explore the factors associated with delay in TB treatment. Results reveal that most patients were from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, 74.7% were living in kacha houses, 54.7% were from lowest the income group (
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Adolescent
Adult
Antitubercular Agents
Communicable Disease Control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Odds Ratio
Pakistan
Poverty
Rural Population
Social Class
Time-to-Treatment
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Adult
Antitubercular Agents
Communicable Disease Control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Odds Ratio
Pakistan
Poverty
Rural Population
Social Class
Time-to-Treatment
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary