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>