Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis patients’ healthcare-seeking behaviors and doctors’ diagnosis delays
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis varied by region and population. It is necessary to respond in a timely and precise manner according to the scope of the disease pandemic, accessibility of medical resources, and population literacy to reduce the adverse impacts of other disease epidemics on tuberculosis prevention and control.
Authors
- Wen Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-3613)
- Zhenpeng Guo
- Qiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-327X)
- Yuting Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9735-4408)
- Qiao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6620-1994)
- Xiaolong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2964-0485)
- Jianming Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-284X)
- Xinling Shi
Institutions
- Heilongjiang Center for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention (CN)
- Ministry of Education (KR)
- Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Changzhou No.2 People's Hospital (CN)
- Changzhou University (CN)
- Changzhou Third People's Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24621-z
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province