2024
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013124
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Individual journeys to tuberculosis care in Nigeria’s private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic

Charity Oga-Omenka,
Lauren Rosapep,
Elaine Baruwa
et al.

Abstract: BackgroundPre-COVID-19, individuals with tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria were often underdiagnosed and untreated. TB services were mostly in the public sector with only 15% of new cases in 2019 reported from the private sector. Reports highlighted challenges in accessing care in the private sector, which accounted for 67% of all initial care-seeking. Our study examined patients’ health seeking pathways for TB in Nigeria’s private sector and explored any changes to care pathways during COVID-19.MethodsWe conducted… Show more

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