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Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in Wakiso and Mukono districts, Uganda

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ID15378311
AuthorsEsther Buregyeya (0000-0002-4410-8027, University of Antwerp, corresponding author), Bart Criel (0000-0002-1452-0088, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde), F Nuwaha (0000-0001-6285-0834, Makerere University), Robert Colebunders (0000-0002-1919-1340, University of Antwerp)
Year2014
Volume14
Issue1
Pages586-586
Publication date2014-06-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-14-586
PMID24916459
PMCIDPMC4078937
OpenAlexW1994009494
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited16

There is still a significant TB diagnosis and treatment delay in Uganda. Most of the delay was caused by health system delay in the non-public health care sector. There is need for TB advocacy in the community, training of health workers in TBIC and strengthening public-private partnerships in TB control

Biostatistics · Family medicine · Health care · Pathology · Public health · Pulmonary tuberculosis · Sputum · Transmission (telecommunications · 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 works9
Citations per year1,29
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9
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