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Patient Reported Delays in Seeking Treatment for Tuberculosis among Adult and Pediatric TB Patients and TB Patients Co-Infected with HIV in Lima, Peru: A Qualitative Study
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Autores:
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Paz-Soldan, Valerie A. ;
Alban, Rebecca E. ;
Dimos Jones, Christy ;
Powell, Amy R. ;
Oberhelman, Richard A.
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Frontiers Media, 2020-06-10T18:11:35Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge worldwide, and particularly in Peru with one of the highest incidence rates in Latin America. TB patient behavior has a direct influence on whether a patient will receive timely diagnosis and successful treatment of their illness. OBJECTIVES: The objective was to understand the complex factors that can impact TB patient health seeking behavior. METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted with adult and parents of pediatric patients receiving TB treatment (n = 43), within that group a sub-group was also co-infected with HIV (n = 11). RESULTS: Almost all of the study participants recognized delays in seeking either their child's or their own diagnosis of their TB symptoms. The principal reasons for treatment-seeking delays were lack of knowledge and confusion of TB symptoms, fear and embarrassment of receiving a TB diagnosis, and a patient tendency to self-medicate prior to seeking formal medical attention. CONCLUSION: Health promotion activities that target patient delays have the potential to improve individual patient outcomes and mitigate the spread of TB at a community level.
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00281
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