Patient delay determinants for patients with suspected tuberculosis in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1501-1510

  Lock, Willem A ^a   Ahmad, Riris A ^a,b   Ruiter, Robert A C ^c   van der Werf, Marieke J ^d,e   Bos, Arjan E R ^c   Mahendradhata, Yodi ^b   de Vlas, Sake J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d KNCV TUBERCULOSIS FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Directly observed treatment short course strategy; Healthcare seeking behaviour; Indonesia; Patient delay; Theory of planned behaviour; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; PRIVATE SECTOR; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TUBERCULOSIS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

INDONESIA; YOGYAKARTA;

EID: 81255157845     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02864.x     Document Type: Article

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