Health care seeking among pulmonary tuberculosis suspects and patients in rural Ethiopia
A community-based study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15382286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Solomon Abebe Yimer (0000-0003-0959-3052, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Solomon Yimer (0000-0003-0110-3792), Carol Holm‐Hansen (Norwegian Institute of Public Health), Carol Holm-Hansen, Tilahun Yimaldu (Amhara Regional Health Bureau), Gunnar Bjune (0000-0002-1231-6817, University of Oslo) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 454-454 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1186/1471-2458-9-454 |
| PMID | 20003219 |
| PMCID | PMC2801679 |
| OpenAlex | W2027101111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
The majority of TB suspects and PTB cases had already taken health care actions for their symptoms at the time of the survey. The availability of a simple and rapid diagnostic TB test for use at the lowest level of health care and the involvement of all health providers in case finding activities are imperative for early TB case detection
Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Pathology · Public health · Rural area · Tuberculosis · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine
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Community’s knowledge, attitudes and practices about tuberculosis in Itang Special District, Gambella Region, South Western Ethiopia
Improving knowledge and behaviours related to the cause, transmission and prevention of Tuberculosis and early case detection
Understanding treatment initiation pathways and associated costs among people with pulmonary tuberculosis in a peri-urban area of Mozambique
Delay in treatment seeking and associated factors among suspected pulmonary tuberculosis patients in public health facilities of Adama town, eastern Ethiopia
Appropriate health-seeking behavior and associated factors among people who had cough for at least two weeks in northwest Ethiopia
Patient and community experiences of tuberculosis diagnosis and care within a community-based intervention in Ethiopia
Determinants of Health Care-Seeking Delay among Tuberculosis Patients in Rural Area of Central China
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |