Factors associated with diagnosis delay for patients with new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in Guan- gxi
Abstract：Objective To study the condition and influencing factors associated with diagnosis delay for pa -tients with new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis , in order to provide a reference for tuberculosis control work in Guangxi.Methods One huandred and eighty patients with new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis reported in 2011 were selected from 4 units of different tuberculosis control mode , and the data of medical record information were collected for statistical analysis .Results The diagnosis delayed rate was 44.4%in patients with new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis , the median time of diagnosis was 19 days.Logistic regression analysis showed that patients with the gender of men ( OR=3.502 , P=0.006 ) and came from the unit of CDC control mode ( OR=2.797 , P=0.032 ) had higher risk of diagnosis delay .Conclusion It was useful to strengthen the tuberculosis health education , develop measures of benefit to the people ,and gradually implement transformation of the tuberculosis control mode ,for reducing the happening of diagnosis delay in Guangxi .
Keywords：TuberculosisLungDiagnosis delayHealth surveys
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 112-115 )