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Treatment Delay among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients within the Pakistan National Tuberculosis Control Program.

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dc.contributor.authorSaqib, Shahab E
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Mokbul Morshed
dc.contributor.authorAmezcua-Prieto, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorVirginia, Martínez-Ruiz
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-25T10:08:57Z
dc.date.available2023-01-25T10:08:57Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-10
dc.description.abstractDelay 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 (
dc.identifier.doi10.4269/ajtmh.18-0001
dc.identifier.essn1476-1645
dc.identifier.pmcPMC6085810
dc.identifier.pmid29761768
dc.identifier.pubmedURLhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085810/pdf
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://europepmc.org/articles/pmc6085810?pdf=render
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10668/12469
dc.issue.number1
dc.journal.titleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
dc.journal.titleabbreviationAm J Trop Med Hyg
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationIBS
dc.page.number143-149
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.pubmedtypeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAntitubercular Agents
dc.subject.meshCommunicable Disease Control
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshDelayed Diagnosis
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subject.meshHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshLogistic Models
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshMycobacterium tuberculosis
dc.subject.meshOdds Ratio
dc.subject.meshPakistan
dc.subject.meshPoverty
dc.subject.meshRural Population
dc.subject.meshSocial Class
dc.subject.meshTime-to-Treatment
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis, Pulmonary
dc.titleTreatment Delay among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients within the Pakistan National Tuberculosis Control Program.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number99
dspace.entity.typePublication

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