Health-seeking behaviour of individuals with a cough of more than 3 weeks

Thorson, Anna; Hoa, N. B.; Long, NH

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“…(7,8) In Vietnam, women tend to seek lower-quality health care clinics, take longer to seek a physician, and self-medicate more often. (9) In addition, men more readily provide sputum samples for examination. (10) It has also been suggested that women neglect their illness, face more barriers to obtaining health care, and abandon treatment more often, which would lead to a bias in the statistics on the incidence of tuberculosis in some countries.…”

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“…(10) It has also been suggested that women neglect their illness, face more barriers to obtaining health care, and abandon treatment more often, which would lead to a bias in the statistics on the incidence of tuberculosis in some countries. (9) Distinct attitudes of physicians towards male vs. female patients might also play a role in the diagnosis and management of the disease. (11) One study, conducted in Bangladesh, India, Malawi, and Colombia, showed that, compared with men, women experienced longer delays in receiving treatment for tuberculosis, delays that are caused by the patients themselves or by the health care system.…”

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Tuberculose e gênero em um município prioritário no estado do Rio de Janeiro

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The objective of this study was to compare gender differences among tuberculosis patients in a city with a high incidence of tuberculosis. This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study involving 560 tuberculosis patients (373 males and 187 females). Sociodemographic and clinical data, as well as data related to diagnostic criteria and treatment outcome, were collected (from the questionnaires and medical records) and subsequently compared between the genders. The median time from symptom onset to diagnosis was 90 days. There were no differences between the genders regarding the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, previous noncompliance with treatment, time from symptom onset, number of medical appointments prior to diagnosis, or treatment outcome. Gender-specific approaches are not a priority in Brazil. However, regardless of patient gender, the delay in diagnosis is a major concern.Keywords: Poverty; Tuberculosis; Income. ResumoO objetivo deste estudo foi comparar diferenças entre os gêneros nos pacientes com tuberculose em uma cidade com alta incidência da doença. Este foi um estudo transversal com base em questionário envolvendo 560 pacientes com tuberculose (373 homens e 187 mulheres). Características sociodemográficas e clínicas, assim como critérios diagnósticos e desfecho do tratamento, foram coletados dos questionários e fichas médicas e posteriormente comparados entre os gêneros. A mediana do tempo do surgimento de sintomas até o diagnóstico foi de 90 dias. Não foram encontradas diferenças entre os gêneros relativas à apresentação clínica, critério diagnóstico, abandono prévio de tratamento, tempo do surgimento de sintomas, número de consultas antes do diagnóstico ou desfecho do tratamento. A abordagem diferenciada para os gêneros não é uma prioridade no Brasil. A demora no diagnóstico, no entanto, é um problema maior a despeito do gênero.

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Tuberculose e gênero em um município prioritário no estado do Rio de Janeiro

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“…No obstante, otros estudios reportan factores que pueden estar relacionados con el menor registro de SR entre géneros; como el hecho de que las mujeres se automedican con mayor frecuencia a modo de acción primaria en salud y en consecuencia acuden menos a la consulta que los hombres (15). La mayor proporción de SR del género masculino en este estudio es resultado de la búsqueda de pacientes en las cárceles de hombres de Calarcá, no obstante lo anterior también se aplica para la población captada únicamente en la comunidad e instituciones de salud.…”

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Búsqueda Activa de Individuos con Tuberculosis Pulmonar y Extrapulmonar en Calarcá-Quindío, Colombia-2005

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“…>20000). It has been reported that poverty is linked with disease because of malnourishment, unhygienic lifestyle along with the lack of healthcare facilities, even if diagnosed they afraid to disclose themselves as a TB patient [31].The results showed that 38% were house wives, 24.4% laborers and 9.3% were students. Gupta et al reported higher prevalence of TB patients among labourers (44%), working in offices (27.0%), retired and unemployed (6.3%), household (12%) and students (11%) [32].…”

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ABSTRACT:The study was carried out to investigate the socio-demographic characteristics and co-morbidity of patients suffering from tuberculosis from selected hospitals of Faisalabad and Lahore, Pakistan. A total of 366 patients were included in the study. The ZN microscopy was carried out along with PCR. The socio-demographic characteristics of each patient were recorded along with any comorbidity. All the patients under study were found positive by ZN staining, while, 258 (70.5%) were found positive by PCR. Of these 258 patients, 52% were females and 48% were males. The 36.8% patients were between 16-30 years, 40% had a body weight between 41-50 Kg, 75.6% were married, 51.9% were uneducated, while 41.8% had education up to ten grades, and 38% were housewives. Tuberculosis alone was present in 36.8% cases, while 63.2% patients had other disease conditions as well. Out of 63.2%, 24% had diabetes, 17.8% had hepatitis virus infection, 11.2% had diabetes and hepatitis (HCV) together, 4.2% had HIV infection, 12.3% had both HIV and HCV infections together and 3.4% had myocardial infarction. Among TB patients 52% were females, 75.6% were married and 51.9% uneducated. The 63.2% patients had comorbidity of which 24% had diabetes, 17.8% viral hepatitis, 4.2% HIV and 3.4% myocardial infarction.

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Health-seeking behaviour of individuals with a cough of more than 3 weeks

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Tuberculose e gênero em um município prioritário no estado do Rio de Janeiro

Tuberculose e gênero em um município prioritário no estado do Rio de Janeiro

Búsqueda Activa de Individuos con Tuberculosis Pulmonar y Extrapulmonar en Calarcá-Quindío, Colombia-2005

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