Title:
FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCESS TO TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES IN PAKISTAN – AN ANALYSIS
Authors:
NADEEM, MUNEEBAH
Place:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Year:
2023
PAGE:
67 Pages
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
TB diagnostic services Access to TB diagnostic services Barriers to TB diagnosis Missed TB cases Pakistan
Abstract:
The study identified key supply side barriers such as insufficient awareness provision, limited availability of healthcare facilities in rural areas leading to long travel distances for diagnostics, inadequate infrastructure in public hospitals, and unregulated private sector. On the demand side, barriers included low health literacy, adherence to patriarchal norms, stigma, limited formal health seeking behavior, low income, high out-of-pocket expenses, preference for private providers, crowded living conditions, and delayed access to TB diagnostic services, particularly for females.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Pakistan
Region:
South Asia
Training:
Master of Science in Public Health (MPH)
Category:
Research
Right:
@2023, NADEEM
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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