Patient and health system delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Southern Taiwan

Chen Yuan Chiang; C. T. Chang; R. E. Chang; C. T. Li; R. M. Huang

Patient and health system delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Southern Taiwan

Chen Yuan Chiang, C. T. Chang, R. E. Chang, C. T. Li, R. M. Huang

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Abstract

SETTING: Tainan city, Tainan county and 13 townships of Kaohsiung county, Southern Taiwan. OBJECTIVE: To measure delays in the diagnosis and treatment of sputum-positive tuberculosis (TB) and to determine factors associated with delays in seeking health care (patient delay) and in starting anti-tuberculosis treatment (health system delay). DESIGN: A population-based patient interview study. RESULTS: Median patient delay was 7 days (range 0-730). Median health system delay was 23 days (range 0-489), 13 for smear-positive patients and 37 for smear-negative patients (P <0.005). Median total delay was 44 days (range 0-730). Age

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1006-1012
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Volume	9
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - Sept 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Health system delay
Patient delay
Total delay
Tuberculosis

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Patient and health system delays in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Southern Taiwan

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