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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2025, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (5): 558-565.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.20250058

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Analysis of the changing trend and influencing factors of healthcare-seeking delays among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Liangping District, Chongqing from 2018 to 2024

Zhao Jing1, Liao Ying1, Pang Yan2, Wang Lei3,4, Tu Longcheng1, You Maolin1, He Gaoqin1()   

  1. 1Department of Disease Control and Prevention, Liangping District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing 405200, China
    2Departments of District and County, Chongqing Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Institute, Chongqing 400050, China
    3Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830000, China
    4Department of Mathematics, College of Medical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830000, China
  • Received:2025-04-01 Online:2025-10-20 Published:2025-10-15
  • Contact: He Gaoqin E-mail:1054125651@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(12061079);Chongqing Science and Health Joint Medical Research Project(2024MSXM140);Chongqing Liangping District-Bishan District Collaborative Research Project(BSKJ2023068)

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze the changing trend and influencing factors of healthcare-seeking delays among pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients in Liangping District of Chongqing from 2018 to 2024, and to provide a reference for optimizing comprehensive PTB prevention and control measures. Methods: Medical records of 1751 eligible PTB patients in Liangping District of Chongqing from 2018 to 2024 were collected from the “Surveillance, Report and Management” subsystem of “China Disease Prevention and Control Information System”. The distribution of healthcare-seeking delays was described. The annual percentage change (APC), average annual percentage change (AAPC), and multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the trend and influencing factors of healthcare-seeking delay. Results: The healthcare-seeking delay rate among PTB patients in Liangping District during 2018—2024 was 62.76% (1099/1751), with a median delay duration (interquartile range) (M(Q1,Q3)) of 31 (16, 87) days. The healthcare-seeking delay rates for the entire population, males, females, the 45-64 age group, the 65-96 age group, urban areas, and rural townships decreased from 80.65% (275/341), 78.91% (217/275), 87.88% (58/66), 83.85% (135/161), 84.62% (66/78), 84.09% (74/88), and 79.45% (201/253) in 2018, respectively, to 60.59% (123/203), 60.36% (102/169), 61.76% (21/34), 65.38% (68/104), 61.02% (36/59), 65.33% (49/75), and 57.81% (74/128) in 2024. Overall, all groups showed a declining trend, with AAPCs of -5.723%, -5.057%, -8.083%, -5.036%, -5.751%, -5.949%, and -5.773%, respectively (all P<0.05). Multivariable analysis revealed that the 45-64 age group, the ≥65 age group, and patients whose source was categorized as “direct visit/referral”, “referral”, “tracking”, or “other” had a higher risk of healthcare-seeking delay (OR (95%CI): 2.414 (1.440-4.046), 2.280 (1.321-3.935), 2.983 (1.067-8.339), 2.871 (1.045-7.888), 6.010 (1.805-20.018), 12.584 (1.279-123.806), respectively). Conclusion: Although the healthcare-seeking delay rate among PTB patients in Liangping District remained high, but showed an overall downward trend. Targeted interventions addressing the identified risk factors and key populations are necessary to improve the situation of healthcare-seeking delays.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Healthcare-seeking delay, Factor analysis, Communicable disease control

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