Assessing heterogeneity of patient and health system delay among TB in a population with internal migrants in China.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

The diagnostic delay of tuberculosis (TB) contributes to further transmission and impedes the implementation of the End TB Strategy. Therefore, we aimed to describe the characteristics of patient delay, health system delay, and total delay among TB patients in Shanghai, identify areas at high risk for delay, and explore the potential factors of long delay at individual and spatial levels.

Method

The study included TB patients among migrants and residents in Shanghai between January 2010 and December 2018. Patient and health system delays exceeding 14 days and total delays exceeding 28 days were defined as long delays. Time trends of long delays were evaluated by Joinpoint regression. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to analyze influencing f

SUBMITTER: Sun R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10869454 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature