Patient delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delay in the diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge against achieving effective TB prevention and control. Though a number of studies with inconsistent findings were conducted in Ethiopia; unavailability of a nationwide study determining the median time of patient delays to TB diagnosis is an important research gap. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the pooled median time of the patient delay to TB diagnosis and its determinants in Ethiopia.

Methods

We followed PRISMA checklist to present this study. We searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases for studies. The comprehensive search for relevant studies was done by two of the authors (MA and LY) up to the 10th of October 201

SUBMITTER: Alene M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590610 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature