Determinants of health system delay at public and private directly observed treatment, short course facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study | Zendy

Olusola Adedeji Adejumo | Zendy; Olusoji Daniel | Zendy; Andrew Folarin Otesanya | Zendy; Esther Ngozi Adejumo | Zendy

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Determinants of health system delay at public and private directly observed treatment, short course facilities in Lagos State, Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Olusola Adedeji Adejumo,

Olusoji Daniel,

Andrew Folarin Otesanya,

Esther Ngozi Adejumo

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of mycobacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2212-554X

pISSN - 2212-5531

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.04.004

Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , cross sectional study , public health , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , environmental health , tuberculosis , nursing , pathology

Despite several studies on health system delay (HSD) among tuberculosis (TB) patients in Nigeria, no study has compared HSD in private and public health facilities. This study assessed the determinants of HSD in public and private health facilities offering the directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS).

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