Patient delay, diagnosis delay, and treatment outcomes among migrant patients with tuberculosis in Shanghai, China, 2018-2020: a mixed-methods study
Migrant patients were more likely to experience diagnosis delay. It should improve awareness and knowledge of TB among healthcare professionals at general hospitals to mitigate the risk of diagnosis delay.
Authors
- Weixi Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5643-6255)
- Xiao Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-366X)
- Zhexun Lou
- Qian Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-6815)
- Jing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0024-4561)
- Yufei Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5456-2525)
- Shenglan Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-8916)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Duke Kunshan University (CN)
- Shanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082430
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- Duke Kunshan University
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention