Health-seeking behaviour and patient-related factors associated with the time to TB treatment initiation in four African countries: a cross-sectional survey

• Autors principals: Andrea Rachow (Autor), Salome Charalambous (Autor), Katherine Fielding (Autor), Olena Ivanova (Autor), Olumuyiwa Owolabi (Autor), Violet Chihota (Autor), Denise Evans (Autor), Julieth Lalashowi (Autor), Kavindhran Velen (Autor), Pedroso Nhassengo (Autor), Farzana Sathar (Autor), Mohammed S Rassool (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
• Accés en línia: Connect to this object online.

Introduction In 2022, tuberculosis (TB) was the second-leading cause of global deaths from a single infectious agent. Delays in initiating TB treatment can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. We describe the total delay in treatment initiation, identify patient-related factors associated with...