Healthcare-seeking behavior, treatment delays and its determinants among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Healthcare-seeking behavior, treatment delays and its determinants among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nigeria ranks fourth among 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. Although it reached 99% DOTS coverage in 2008, current case detection rate is 40%. Little is known about delays before the start of TB therapy and health-seeking...

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Main Authors: Ukwaja Kingsley N, Alobu Isaac, Nweke Chibueze O, Onyenwe Ephraim C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Health-seeking delays
Private sector
Public sector
Rural
Low-resource setting
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/13/25

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