Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in Wakiso and Mukono districts, Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15378311 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther 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) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 586-586 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-586 |
| PMID | 24916459 |
| PMCID | PMC4078937 |
| OpenAlex | W1994009494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
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 works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |