10.6084/m9.figshare.6007862.v1
Dândara Nayara Azevêdo Dantas
Dândara Nayara Azevêdo
Dantas
Bertha Cruz Enders
Bertha Cruz
Enders
Déborah Raquel Carvalho de Oliveira
Déborah Raquel Carvalho de
Oliveira
Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynic Vieira
Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynic
Vieira
Ana Angélica Rêgo de Queiroz
Ana Angélica Rêgo
de Queiroz
Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio
Ricardo
Alexandre Arcêncio
Factors associated with delay in seeking care by tuberculosis patients
SciELO journals
2018
Tuberculosis
Delayed Diagnosis
Self Medication
Health Services
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
2018-03-21 02:41:00
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Factors_associated_with_delay_in_seeking_care_by_tuberculosis_patients/6007862
<div><p>ABSTRACT Objective: To identify social, clinical and behavioral factors of tuberculosis patients that are associated with delay in the search for primary health care. Method: This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with 56 people on treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in the city of Natal, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The data were collected through a structured instrument. The Chi-square and Fisher tests were applied to test the association between independent and dependent variables (search time). A value of p <0.05 was set as statistically significant. Results: No social or clinical variables were statistically associated with patient delays in the search for primary health care. Among the behavioral variables, self-medication and the first health service sought had a statistically significant association with the time for seeking care (p = 0.020, and p = 0.033, respectively). Conclusion: Self-medication contributes to the delay in the search for primary health care by tuberculosis patients.</p></div>