Time to diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in indigenous peoples: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Time to diagnosis and treatment is a major factor in determining the likelihood of tuberculosis (TB) transmission and is an important area of intervention to reduce the reservoir of TB infection and prevent disease and mortality. Although Indigenous peoples experience an elevated incidence of TB, prior systematic reviews have not focused on this group. We summarize and report findings related to time to diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary TB (PTB) among Indigenous peoples, globally.

Methods

A Systematic review was performed using Ovid and PubMed databases. Articles or abstracts estimating time to diagnosis, or treatment of PTB among Indigenous peoples were included with no restriction on sample size with publication dates restricted up to 2019. Studies that focus

SUBMITTER: Varughese M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989566 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature