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Patient and health system delay among TB patients in Ethiopia

Nationwide mixed method cross-sectional study

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ID15371105
AuthorsDaniel G Datiko (0000-0002-8556-3069, Government of Ethiopia, corresponding author), Degu Jerene (0000-0001-7853-4211), Pedro Suarez (0000-0001-9825-1761, Management Sciences for Health)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages1126-1126
Publication date2020-07-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-020-08967-0
PMID32680489
OpenAlexW3042959186
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited37

TB patients' delay in seeking care remains a challenge due to limited community interventions, cost of seeking care, prolonged diagnostics and treatment initiation. Therefore, targeted community awareness creation, cost reduction strategies and improving diagnostic capacity are vital to reduce delay in seeking TB care in Ethiopia

Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health facility · Health services · Population · Poverty · Public health · Tuberculosis · Medicine · Nursing · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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Unique citing works10
Citations per year2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10
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