Healthcare-seeking behavior, treatment delays and its determinants among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nigeria ranks fourth among 22 high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. Although it reached 99% DOTS coverage in 2008, current case detection rate is 40%. Little is known about delays before the start of TB therapy and health-seeking...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/13/25 |