Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak

Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem, and the incidence of TB in Malaysia has been above the target of less than 40 per 100,000 population since the past 15 years (1995-2010). TB control strategies have been implemented and strengthened including directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS), BC...

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Main Author:	Deburra, Peak Ngadan.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	RF Otorhinolaryngology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14133/1/Deburra%20Peak%20Ngadan%20ft.pdf
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spelling	my-unimas-ir.141332023-05-11T08:47:02Z Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak 2012 Deburra, Peak Ngadan. RF Otorhinolaryngology Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem, and the incidence of TB in Malaysia has been above the target of less than 40 per 100,000 population since the past 15 years (1995-2010). TB control strategies have been implemented and strengthened including directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS), BCG vaccination, early detection, treatment and contact tracing. However, the challenge remains in early diagnosis and prompt treatment, contributed by an increase in patient delay duration and health system delay duration. This research study used a cross-sectional survey toexamine the rate of delay duration in diagnosing sputum smear positive pulmonary TB (PTB) patients in Sarawak. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14133/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14133/1/Deburra%20Peak%20Ngadan%20ft.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
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description	Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem, and the incidence of TB in Malaysia has been above the target of less than 40 per 100,000 population since the past 15 years (1995-2010). TB control strategies have been implemented and strengthened including directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS), BCG vaccination, early detection, treatment and contact tracing. However, the challenge remains in early diagnosis and prompt treatment, contributed by an increase in patient delay duration and health system delay duration. This research study used a cross-sectional survey toexamine the rate of delay duration in diagnosing sputum smear positive pulmonary TB (PTB) patients in Sarawak.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Deburra, Peak Ngadan.
author_facet	Deburra, Peak Ngadan.
author_sort	Deburra, Peak Ngadan.
title	Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak
title_short	Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak
title_full	Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak
title_fullStr	Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak
title_sort	delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in kuching, sarawak
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
granting_department	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
publishDate	2012
url	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14133/1/Deburra%20Peak%20Ngadan%20ft.pdf
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Delay in diagnosis among sputum smear positive tuberculosis patients in Kuching, Sarawak

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