Pulmonary tuberculosis in Patna, India: Durations, delays, and health B care seeking behaviour among patients identified through household surveys

ABSTRACT

Background: Delays in accessing effective health care plays a pivotal role in increasing Tuberculosis [TB] transmission within the community. Patna, North India, with high levels of poverty and weak public health system, faces huge challenges for achieving effective TB control. The study aims to determine delays that occur from onset of TB symptoms until initiation of pulmonary TB [PTB] treatment among patients in Patna