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

• প্রধান লেখক: Grace Mhalu (লেখক), Mitchell G. Weiss (লেখক), Jerry Hella (লেখক), Francis Mhimbira (লেখক), Enos Mahongo (লেখক), Christian Schindler (লেখক), Klaus Reither (লেখক), Lukas Fenner (লেখক), Elisabeth Zemp (লেখক), Sonja Merten (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Abstract 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 clin...