Willingness to seek medical care for tuberculosis and associated factors among the elderly population in Shenzhen: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study was aimed to assess the willingness of elderly people to seek medical care for tuberculosis (TB) and the associated influencing factors.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

A multistage random survey was conducted in Bao'an District of Shenzhen in China.

Participants

A total of 1200 elderly people aged 65 or above were recruited for the study and completed a structured questionnaire between September and October 2019.

Main outcome measures

Descriptive and binary logistic stepwise regression analyses were conducted to analyse the characteristics of elderly individuals, their willingness to seek medical care for TB and associated factors.

Results

Among the final 1123 respondents, 943 (84.0%) were willing to seek medical car

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458307 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature