Patient and health service delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15369811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meaza Demissie (0000-0002-8236-2253, All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre, corresponding author), B Lindtjørn (0000-0002-6267-6984, All Africa Leprosy Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre), Bernt Lindtjorn, Yemane Berhane (0000-0002-2527-1339, Addis Ababa University) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-23 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-25 |
| 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 | 10.1186/1471-2458-2-23 |
| PMID | 12296975 |
| OpenAlex | W2097694993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 6 |
The time before diagnosis in TB patients was long and appears to be associated with patient inadequate knowledge of TB treatment and distance to the health centre. Further decentralization of TB services, the use of some components of active case finding, and raising public awareness of the disease to increase service utilization are recommended
Biostatistics · Environmental health · Intensive care medicine · Pathology · Public health · Pulmonary tuberculosis · Tuberculosis · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis · Hematological disorders and diagnostics · Medicine · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 41 |