Health-Seeking Behavior Regarding Coughs in Urban Slums in Lagos, Nigeria.

Victor Abiola Adepoju Olanrewaju OladimejiOlusola Daniel Sokoya

Published in: Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

The poor health-seeking behavior, delay in seeking TB care and preference for PPMVs emphasizes the need for National tuberculosis programs (NTPs) to further engage these informal providers in TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment services in urban slum communities.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
mycobacterium tuberculosis
public health
quality improvement
primary care
palliative care
health information
health promotion
emergency department
pulmonary tuberculosis
affordable care act
risk assessment
social media
adverse drug
hiv aids
hiv infected