Understanding health care-seeking behaviour of the tribal population in India among those with presumptive TB symptoms
PLoS ONE2021Vol. 16(5), pp. e0250971–e0250971
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Beena Thomas, Kannan Thiruvengadam, S. Raghavi, Sudha Rani, Sharmilee Vetrivel, V. G. Rao, Suresh Yadav, Jyothi Bhat, Paluru Vijayachari, Anil Jacob Purthy, Tahziba Hussain, Anil Kumar Indira Krishna, Alex Joseph, Avi Kumar Bansal, Praveen Kumar Anand, Pradeep Das, K. R. John, Rekha Devi K., P. Sunish, Rony Moral, S. Azhagendran, Venkatesh Chandrasekaran, Gurudayal Singh Toteja, Madhuchhanda Das, Anam Khan, Harpreet Kaur
Abstract
Delayed healthcare-seeking behaviour among those with symptoms presumptive of TB in the tribal population is a major concern. Findings point to differences across gender about symptoms that prompt care-seeking in this population. Gender-sensitive interventions with health system strengthening are urgently needed to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment among this population.
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