Lost in care pathway: a qualitative investigation on the health system delay of extra pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh.

Malabika SarkerDin MohammadSukanta PaulRahima AkterShayla IslamGoutam BiswasAsheque HossainAkramul Islam

Published in: BMC health services research (2017)

The private and informal healthcare providers should receive appropriate training on the diagnosis of EPTB. Such training could effectively shorten the long and complex healthcare-seeking pathways of EPTB patients.

Keyphrases

healthcare
end stage renal disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
palliative care
mental health
chronic pain
patient reported outcomes
affordable care act