Abstract
Role of different social and demographic factors affecting the diagnostic seeking behaviors of tuberculosis in Pakistan is described in this review. The articles addressing the diagnostic test seeking behaviors of tuberculosis were approached using the Medline, Pub med and Google Scholar for the period of review extending from 1998 to 2013. Tuberculosis test seeking behavior showed variations with patients’ perception about disease, age, gender, socioeconomic level, education, location, health insurance and paying capacity and the presence or absence of other chronic diseases like HIV and diabetes mellitus. Conclusively different factors like gender, education, age, socioeconomic status and location (urban settings) affected the diagnostic test seeking behavior of patients in Pakistan resulting in the delayed diagnosis and ultimately causing an increase in the incidence of disease. These factors need to be addressed to decrease the disease burden of TB in Pakistan.
Sobia Faisal, Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad, Hassan Mahmmood , Faisal Rifaq. (2014) Socio-demographic factors affecting tuberculosis diagnostic test seeking behavior in Pakistan: a review, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 29, Issue 2.
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