From: Time delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review of literature
Year of Study | Country | Study Design | Study setting | Patient delay | Health system delay | Total delay | Reference |
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1992 | Korea | Longitudinal Recruitment | Health centres | 54 d | 14 d | 60 d | [52] |
1997 | Japan | Longitudinal recruitment, interview | Tertiary hospital | 21 d | 7.2 d | 42 d | [53] |
2000–2001 | USA | Longitudinal recruitment, interview | Tertiary care hospital | 32 d | 26 d | 89 d | [54] |
1994 | USA | Longitudinal recruitment, interview | All types of health facilities | 25 d | 15 d | 57 d | [55] |
2003–2004 | Norway | Retrospective analysis | National TB registry | 28 d | 33 d | 63 d | [56] |
2001–2002 | UK | Retrospective analysis | TB register | 34.5 d | 29.5 d | 78 d | [57] |
2003 | Taiwan | Cross-sectional, interview | National TB register | 7 d | 23 d | 44 d | [58] |
2004 | Hong Kong | Longitudinal recruitment, Interview | TB units | 20 d | 20 d | 49 d | [59] |
1985–1998 | Australia | Retrospective analysis | TB registry | 30 d | 11 d | 66 d | [60] |
2003 | Italy | Retrospective analysis | Disease surveillance data | 7 d | 36 d | 65 d | [61] |