Health Seeking Behaviour among Individuals with Presumptive Tuberculosis in Zambia.
Pascalina Chanda-KapataNathan KapataFelix MasiyeMwendaweli MabosheEveline KlinkenbergFrank CobelensMartin P GrobuschPublished in: PloS one (2016)
Some presumptive TB patients delay care-seeking for their symptoms. The health system misses opportunities to diagnose TB among those who seek care. Improving health-seeking behaviour among males, urban dwellers and those with a higher social economic status; and addressing health care lapses in TB case detection is required if TB is to be effectively controlled in Zambia.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- affordable care act
- peritoneal dialysis
- health information
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- emergency department
- depressive symptoms
- hepatitis c virus
- pain management
- physical activity
- quantum dots
- hiv aids
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- patient reported
- hiv infected
- social media
- sensitive detection