Factors associated with patient's delay in tuberculosis treatment in Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia.
Endalew GebeyehuMuluken AzageGedefaw AbejePublished in: BioMed research international (2014)
Around two-thirds of all patients and more than half of smear positive tuberculosis patients were delayed in seeking medical care within the recommended period. Provision of DOTS service in the vicinity and health education on TB may reduce patient delay and its consequences.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- mental health
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- risk assessment
- mass spectrometry
- hepatitis c virus
- high resolution
- molecularly imprinted
- antiretroviral therapy