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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Delay in tuberculosis treatment in Kathmandu valley, Nepal
  name:
    name part: Karki, Deepak Kumar.
    role:
      role term: creator
  origin info:
    date issued: c2004
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: viii, 69p. :
  abstract: SUMMARY: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease which spreads through the air from one person to another, it has a devastating impact on the economic well-being of families and entire communities. Early diagnosis of disease and prompt initiation of treatment is essential for an effective tuberculosis control programme, especially in areas with mobile and dense population, increasing HIV/AIDS threats, and poorly regulated private sector. Delay in diagnosis may worsen the disease, increase risk of poor clinical outcome, including death and enhance transmission of TB in the community. Tuberculosis is one of the major public health problems in Nepal. About 45% of the total population is infected with TB, out of which 60% are in the productive age group. Controlling TB in an big area like Kathmandu valley, which has the highest number of TB cases in any urban area in the country characterized by its diversified health care setting, mobile population, and increasing HIV/AIDS threats is a huge challenge. Understanding the magnitude of delay for getting appropriate treatment under the health care system, and it contextual factors associated for making such delays is very important work for making polices, programmes, and strategic aimed at reducing delay and improving TB programmes which will ultimately benefit the society at large. This is cross-sectional study conducted in the urban areas of both Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts, where there is already an urban TB control programme under the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP). Altogether 140 new smear positive pulmonary TB patients, who were registered in the period between November 1, 2003 and January 15, 2004 in the NTP recognized TB treatment centers (DOTS centers) in Kathmandu Valley (who were in their first two months of intensive phase of treatment) were interviewed for the information required for this study. Pre-tested interview guidelines using semi-structured forms were administered. Data entry an…
  note: Thesis Report.
  note: Eng.
  subject:
    topic: Delay
  subject:
    topic: Tuberculosis
  subject:
    topic: Treatment
  subject:
    topic: Kathmandu Valley
  classification: THS-00123
  identifier: http://nhrc.gov.np/contact/
  record info:
    record creation date: 191128
    record change date: 20220906184547.0