Patient Health Seeking and Diagnostic Delay in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Hospital Based Study from Central India.

Manju Raj PurohitRajvi PurohitTehmina Mustafa

Published in: Tuberculosis research and treatment (2019)

Patients had very poor awareness of EPTB. Patients were referred from public to private sector in search of diagnostic facilities. Improvement of public awareness about EPTB and better public-private partnership may contribute towards reduction in diagnostic delay.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
public health
peritoneal dialysis
health insurance
adverse drug
mycobacterium tuberculosis
patient reported outcomes
case report
hiv infected
pulmonary tuberculosis
antiretroviral therapy