Health seeking behaviour and delayed management of tuberculosis patients in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and involvement of the public-private partnership are critical to eradicate TB. Patients need to receive proper treatment through the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP). This study describes various predictors for health seeking behaviour of TB patients and health system delay made by the different health care providers.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a public health facility of a rural area in Bangladesh. Newly diagnosed smear positive pulmonary TB (PTB) patients who were ≥ 15 years of age were sequentially enrolled in this study. The socio-demographic characteristics and proportion of health care utilization by the patients, and health system delay made by the health care providers were calculated

SUBMITTER: Ehsanul Huq KATM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186095 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature