Patient and health system delays before registration among migrant patients with tuberculosis who were transferred out in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early diagnosis and treatment is vital for effective tuberculosis (TB) management especially among migrant populations who are a vulnerable group. We aimed to study factors associated with delay before registration at country level among registered migrant TB patients in China (2014-15) who were transferred out (during treatment) through web-based TB information management system (TBIMS).

Methods

This was a cross sectional study involving review of TBIMS data. Delays (in days) were classified as follows: patient delay (from symptom onset to first doctor visit), health system delay (from first doctor visit to treatment initiation, divided into health system diagnosis and treatment delay before and after date of diagnosis respectively), diagnosis delay (from symptom

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194607 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature