Factors Associated with Patient’s Delay in Tuberculosis Treatment in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia
المؤلفون المشاركون
Azage, Muluken
Abeje, Gedefaw
Gebeyehu, Endalew
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2014، العدد 2014 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2014)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2014-05-20
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Unknown proportions of tuberculosis cases remain undiagnosed and untreated as result of several factors which further increases the number of tuberculosis cases per index case.
Objective.
To identify factors associated with patient’s delay in initiating treatment of tuberculosis.
Methods.
Cross-sectional study was employed from January to April, 2013, in Bahir Dar Ethiopia.
A total of 360 patients were included.
Data were collected from tuberculosis patients using a semistructured questionnaire.
Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16 windows.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with patient delay.
Results.
Of all patients, 211 (62%) sought medical care after the WHO recommended period (21 days).
The median patient delays of smear positive, smear negative, and extrapulmonary patients were 27 (IQR: 10–59), 30 (IQR: 9–65), and 31 (IQR: 10–150) days, respectively, with statistically significant variations among them (ANOVA: F=5.96; P<0.003).
Place of residence and educational status were the predictors of patient delay.
Conclusion.
Around two-thirds of all patients and more than half of smear positive tuberculosis patients were delayed in seeking medical care within the recommended period.
Provision of DOTS service in the vicinity and health education on TB may reduce patient delay and its consequences.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Gebeyehu, Endalew& Azage, Muluken& Abeje, Gedefaw. 2014. Factors Associated with Patient’s Delay in Tuberculosis Treatment in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491623
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Gebeyehu, Endalew…[et al.]. Factors Associated with Patient’s Delay in Tuberculosis Treatment in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491623
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Gebeyehu, Endalew& Azage, Muluken& Abeje, Gedefaw. Factors Associated with Patient’s Delay in Tuberculosis Treatment in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-491623
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-491623
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
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