Understanding health care-seeking behaviour of the tribal population in India among those with presumptive TB symptoms.

Beena E ThomasKannan ThiruvengadamRaghavi SSudha RaniVetrivel SVikas Gangadhar RaoRajiv YadavJyothi BhatVijayachari PaluruAnil Jacob PurthyTahziba HussainAnil Kumar Indira KrishnaAlex JosephAvi Kumar BansalPraveen AnandPradeep DasK R JohnRekha Devi KSunish PRony MoralAzhagendran SChandrasekaran VToteja G SMadhuchhanda DasA M KhanHarpreet Kaur

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Delayed healthcare-seeking behaviour among those with symptoms presumptive of TB in the tribal population is a major concern. Findings point to differences across gender about symptoms that prompt care-seeking in this population. Gender-sensitive interventions with health system strengthening are urgently needed to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment among this population.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
mycobacterium tuberculosis
palliative care
pain management
social media
health information