Patient delay of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Yantai, China, 2013 to 2022: Analysis of a case series.

ABSTRACT: Patient delay increases the morbidity and mortality due to tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to assess patient delay among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Yantai from 2013 to 2022, and to analyze factors related to patient delay. Data of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Yantai City from 2013 to 2022 were obtained from the Tuberculosis Management Information System of the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control System. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS.26.0 software. The trend in patient delay rate was tested using the chi-square trend test. Univariate analyses were performed using the chi-square test, and factors with statistically significant differences in the univariate analysis were included in the binary logistic regression analysis to identify the fac

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906614 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature