Explaining patient delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study

BACKGROUND: Delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up (LDFU) contribute to substantial increase in tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality. We examined factors, including perceived causes and prior help seeking, contributing to delay and LDFU during referral to a TB clinic among...

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Autores principales: Mhalu, Grace, Weiss, Mitchell G., Hella, Jerry, Mhimbira, Francis, Mahongo, Enos, Schindler, Christian, Reither, Klaus, Fenner, Lukas, Zemp, Elisabeth, Merten, Sonja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30953502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4030-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30953502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4030-4

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