The magnitude and factors associated with delays in management of smear positive tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude and factors responsible for delay in TB management. DESIGN: A cross sectional hospital based survey in Dar es Salaam region, May 2006. RESULTS: We interviewed 639 TB patients. A total of 78.4% of patients had good knowledge on TB transmission. Only 35.9% had good k...

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Autores principales: Mfinanga, Sayoki G, Mutayoba, Beatrice K, Kahwa, Amos, Kimaro, Godfather, Mtandu, Rugola, Ngadaya, Esther, Egwaga, Said, Kitua, Andrew Y
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18655730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-158

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18655730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-158

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