Explaining patient delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study.
Deusdedit MjunguMitchell G WeissJerry HellaFrancis MhimbiraEnos MahongoChristian SchindlerKlaus ReitherLukas FennerElisabeth ZempSonja MertenPublished in: BMC health services research (2019)
Delay and LDFU after referral from the pharmacies were substantial. Notable effects of diagnosis and female gender indicate a need for more attention to women's health to promote timely and sustained TB treatment. Public awareness to counter misconceptions about the causes of TB is needed.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mental health
- primary care
- public health
- working memory
- health information
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- case report
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- social media
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- health promotion
- climate change
- human health
- cervical cancer screening
- electronic health record