Healthcare seeking behavior and delays in case of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT: The emergence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) has become a major threat globally and Bangladesh is no exception. Delays in healthcare seeking, proper diagnosis and initiation of treatment cause continuous transmission of the resistant tubercule bacilli through the communities. This study aimed to assess the different health care-seeking behaviors and delays among DR-TB patients in Bangladesh. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2018, among 92 culture positive and registered DR-TB patients in four selected hospitals in Bangladesh. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with survey questionnaire as well as record reviews. Among the 92 study participants, the median patient delay was 7 (IQR 3, 15) days, the median diagnostic delay wa

SUBMITTER: Noman MZI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807832 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature