Effect of first visit to different levels of medical institutions on diagnostic and treatment delays in pulmonary tuberculosis in Ningxia, China: a cross-sectional study from 2015 to 2019
More effective measures should be implemented to improve rapid diagnosis and treatment technology and the capacity of county medical institutions, clarify the referral process and reduce the occurrence of delayed behaviours.
Authors
- Xiaomei Tian
- Longjia Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1915-403X)
- Libo Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4444-9497)
- Wei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0341-006X)
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-9205)
- Juan Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8900-1526)
- Hui Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1559-8511)
- Wenxuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6641-0393)
- Zehui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2354-5356)
- Xiaolin Wang
Institutions
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Nankai University (CN)
- Tianjin First Center Hospital (CN)
- Deyang Stomatological Hospital (CN)
- The Fourth People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (CN)
- Fuyang Second People's Hospital (CN)
- Tianjin Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097836
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00