Impact of geographic distance on appraisal delay for active TB treatment seeking in Uganda: a network analysis of the Kawempe Community Health Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Kyle Fluegge (Author), LaShaunda L. Malone (Author), Mary Nsereko (Author), Brenda Okware (Author), Christian Wejse (Author), Hussein Kisingo (Author), Ezekiel Mupere (Author), W. Henry Boom (Author), Catherine M. Stein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Appraisal delay is the time a patient takes to consider a symptom as not only noticeable, but a sign of illness. The study's objective was to determine the association between appraisal delay in seeking tuberculosis (TB) treatment and geographic distance measured by network...