Effect of non-anti-tuberculosis organs doctors on doctor delay of suspected tuberculosis cases in Sichuan Tibetan community

  Objective   To explore the impact of the doctors of non-anti-tuberculosis organs on the doctor delay of suspected tuberculosis(TB)cases.

  Methods   Questionnaire was used for data collection.The doctor delay of the suspected TB cases were described as people who firstly sought the doctors of non-anti-tuberculosis organs.

  Results   80.0% cases of the suspected TB firstly sought the doctors of non-anti-tuberculosis organs, moreover 54.8% cases of active pulmonary TB had the doctor delay in these cases.The proportion of suspected TB in Tibetan doctors'first diagnosis results was smaller than that of private doctors, village doctors and county hospital doctors and so on(P < 0.001).The delay incidence of Tibetan doctor was higher than that of village doctors and county hospital doctors ect(P=0.008).The delay incidence of the cases un-recommended for anti-tuberculosis organs by doctors was higher than that of recommended the cases(P < 0.001).

  Conclusion   The types and the first diagnosis results of non-anti-tuberculosis doctors and whether or not these doctors recommended cases for anti-tuberculosis organs, were association with the doctor delay.Improving the non-anti-tuberculosis organs doctors'TB knowledge and strengthening the centralized management measure can decrease the doctor delay.