Patient delay in seeking tuberculosis diagnosis and associated factors in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Autor: | Deneke Wolde Solomon, Solomon Gebre Bawore, Tadele Yohannes Hegana, Terefe G. Fuge |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
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Male Tuberculosis diagnosis Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Tuberculosis Delayed Diagnosis Time Factors Adolescent 030231 tropical medicine lcsh:Medicine General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Patient delay 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Medicine Humans Short course 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult lcsh:Science (General) lcsh:QH301-705.5 Socioeconomic status Related factors business.industry Associated factors lcsh:R General Medicine Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Research Note lcsh:Biology (General) Socioeconomic Factors Residence Female Ethiopia business lcsh:Q1-390 |
Zdroj: | BMC Research Notes BMC Research Notes, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018) |
ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
Popis: | Objective To assess patient delay in seeking tuberculosis diagnosis and associated factors in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Results The median patient delay in tuberculosis diagnosis in Hadiya Zone was found to be 30 days. Socioeconomic and perception related factors were identified as independent predictors for tuberculosis diagnosis delay. Socioeconomic characteristics like urban residence [OR 2.36; CI 1.64–3.40], religious views [OR 1.24; CI 1.73–7.0], low monthly income [OR 3.38; CI 2.01–5.66] were statistically significantly associated with patient delay in tuberculosis diagnosis. On the other hand, attitudinal determinants such as misconception about the time of TB treatment to be cured and lack of comfort with directly observed treatment short course service [OR 1.54; CI 1.02–2.30] were identified as independent predictors of patient delay in tuberculosis diagnosis. Thus, there is a need for more robust information dissemination strategy to ultimately change people’s views that tuberculosis can only be cured when diagnosed and treated promptly. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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