Alexis Cambanis|Andy Ramsay|Mohammed A. Yassin|Luís E. Cuevas
Duration and associated factors of patient delay during tuberculosis screening in rural Cameroon
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine|Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
determine patient delay time onset symptoms presentation health facility causes patients undergoing sputum smear examination cameroon ii compare results previous study ethiopiaa crosssectional study 243 consecutive patients using structured questionnairemedian interquartile range patient delay cameroon 20 14 weeks shorter 43 213 week delay ethiopia significantly fewer patients delayed 1 2 3 months cameroon ethiopia p 0001 delays cameroon significantly associated main income earner belief tb stigmatizing use traditional medicine latter factor significant studiesengaging traditional healers tb control programs reducing stigma education could help reduce patient delays accelerate diagnosis improve clinical outcomes reduce disease transmission results placed context national human development indices suggest economic development investment health care literacy may involved improving access tb services subsaharan africa