Open AccessDiagnostic delay and associated factors among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Kerala
Author(s) -
Selvam Paramasivam,
Thomas Bina,
Priya Chandran,
Jayakrishnan Thayyil,
Biju George,
Chaamanti Sivakumar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.222052
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , environmental health , family medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , pathology
Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) can lead to an increased infectivity period, delayed treatment, and increased severity of the disease. The objective of this study was to estimate the diagnostic delay and factors associated with the delay in diagnosis among the newly diagnosed smear-positive pulmonary TB patients in Kerala, India.