Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay in the Jiangsu Province, China (2011-2021): Spatiotemporal Database Analysis Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern. Despite improved diagnostic tools, delays in TB diagnosis persist and hinder control efforts.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the spatiotemporal patterns of TB diagnostic delay and identify individual and spatial risk factors in Jiangsu Province, China, from 2011 to 2021.

Methods

This study included 332,091 patients with TB who reported in Jiangsu Province from 2011 to 2021, using data obtained from the Jiangsu TB Information Management System, and diagnostic delay was defined as an interval of more than 28 days between symptom onset and diagnosis. Logistic regression was used to evaluate individual-level factors associated with delayed status, while a Bayesian spatiotemporal Beta model was u

SUBMITTER: Tang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12909744 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature