Tuberculosis-related knowledge is associated with patient outcomes in shantytown residents; results from a cohort study, Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Tuberculosis is frequent among poor and marginalized people whose limited tuberculosis-related knowledge may impair healthcare access. We characterised tuberculosis-related knowledge and associations with delayed treatment and treatment outcome.

Methods

Tuberculosis patients (n = 943), people being tested for suspected tuberculosis (n = 2020), and randomly selected healthy controls (n = 476) in 16 periurban shantytowns were interviewed characterizing: socio-demographic factors; tuberculosis risk-factors; and patients' treatment delay. Principle component analysis was used to generate a tuberculosis-related knowledge score. Patients were followed-up for median 7.7 years. Factors associated with tuberculosis treatment delay, treatment outcome and tuberculosis recurr

SUBMITTER: Westerlund EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7617110 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature