TB treatment delays and associated risk factors in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2019–2021
Patient delay was high before the COVID-19 pandemic and increased in 2021, while provider delay decreased during this time. Addressing structural barriers to healthcare services, such as increased DOTS facilities, expanded hours, and zero fees, may decrease delays.
Authors
- Z. Kh. Tilloeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7668-1688)
- Nishant Kishore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0408-2747)
- Salomudin Yusufi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-9508)
- Dilyara Nabirova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-2202)
- Rajabali Sharifov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-4267)
- Sanam Zikriyarova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-0554)
- Roberta Horth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1810-2542)
- Navruz Jafarov
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Kazakh National Medical University (KZ)
- Tajik State Medical University (TJ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (KZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10265-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention