Determinants of delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Cambodia: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cambodia is among the 30 countries in the world with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB), and it is estimated that 40% of people with TB remain undiagnosed. In this study, we aimed to investigate the determinants of delayed diagnosis and treatment of TB in Cambodia.

Methods

This mixed-method explanatory sequential study was conducted between February and September 2019 in 12 operational districts in Cambodia. It comprised of a retrospective cohort study of 721 people with TB, followed by a series of in-depth interviews. We assessed factors associated with time to TB diagnosis and treatment initiation using Cox proportional hazards model. Subsequently, we conducted in-depth interviews with 31 people with TB purposively selected based on the time taken to reach

SUBMITTER: Teo AKJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7203857 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature