Delayed Tuberculosis Treatment in Somaliland
Yuko Oso, Willis / Abdisalam, Ibrahim Jama
In Somaliland, TB annual incidence is 324/100, 000, but 86% delay treatment. Despite high rate of delayed TB treatment, factors responsible were not known. Guided by the Health Belief Model, this study investigated the factors through a cross-sectional survey design on a random sample of 108 TB patients, in Borama TB Hospital from March-April 2014. Data was analyzed using chi-square goodness of fit. The study established that sociocultural fac...