Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study |
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| Authors: | Solomon?Yimer mailto:yimsolo@yahoo.com" title=" yimsolo@yahoo.com" itemprop=" email" data-track=" click" data-track-action=" Email author" data-track-label=" " >Email author,Gunnar?Bjune,Getu?Alene |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia;(2) Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;(3) Department of Community Health, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia |
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Background Delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) results in severe disease and a higher mortality. It also leads to an increased period of infectivity in the community. The objective of this study was to determine the length of delays, and analyze the factors affecting the delay from onset of symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) until the commencement of treatment. |
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