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Delayed care-seeking and its underlying factors among patients with tuberculosis in Yangon, Myanmar

Author(s) -

May Chan Oo,

Kyaw Zarni Tun,

Kyaw Ko Ko,

Pyae Linn Aung

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.12663

Subject(s) - tuberculosis , medicine , logistic regression , descriptive statistics , psychological intervention , population , test (biology) , health care , demography , family medicine , family income , family member , environmental health , nursing , pathology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , economics , biology , economic growth

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in Myanmar. Early care-seeking behaviors play a significant role in reducing TB transmission and speeding recovery. This study was conducted to estimate the proportion of patients with TB who delayed care-seeking and to identify underlying factors.

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