Tuberculosis patients’ delay in healthcare access and its associated factors in Shandong Province, China
This study demonstrates that tuberculosis patients' delay is influenced by ecological factors such as the proportion of the elderly population and the number of healthcare facilities, as well as individual factors including gender, age, occupation, and sputum smear results, with patient source and occupation identified as the most significant determinants of delay.
Authors
- Shengnan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-1811)
- Xiujun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-2725)
- Chuanlong Cheng
- Yuqi Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1126-7949)
- Seung Hwan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3247-3817)
- Minghao Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1657-0740)
- Jun Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7952-4517)
Institutions
- Shandong University (CN)
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (CN)
- Shandong Mental Health Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25090-0
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00