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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (11): 1442-1453.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20250393

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Meta-analysis of patient delay among tuberculosis patients in China

Li Xinlin1, Wan Bin2(), Zhao Xia2, He Ting2, Zhang Miao3, Yao Rong3, Yu Qiaolin3, Dai Li3   

  1. 1School of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China
    2Department of Nursing, Chengdu Public Health Clinical Medical Center, Chengdu 610066, China
    3Department of Tuberculosis, Chengdu Public Health Clinical Medical Center, Chengdu 610066, China
  • Received:2025-09-28 Online:2025-11-10 Published:2025-10-30
  • Contact: Wan Bin E-mail:673971566@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    Sichuan Medical Association Medical Research Project(S2024036);Health Commission of Sichuan Province Medical Science and Technology Program(24QNMP049)

Abstract:

Objective: This systematic review aims to evaluate the patient delay among pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients in China, providing a robust basis for optimizing PTB prevention and control strategies and improving the efficiency of healthcare services. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang Database, VIP database, and other databases were searched to extract relevant literature on patient delay rate among Chinese PTB patients, with the search period as from database inception to January 2025. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the quality of the included literature. Meta-analysis was performed using Stata 15.0 software. Results: A total of 39 studies were included, comprising 31 Chinese-language articles and 8 English-language articles. These studies included 918828 PTB patients, among whom 544839 experienced patient delay. The results showed that the patient delay rate among Chinese PTB patients was 52.2% (95%CI: 48.9%-55.5%). Analysis revealed that age≥60 years (OR=1.32, 95%CI: 1.30-1.34, P=0.001), occupation being workers and farmers (OR=1.28, 95%CI: 1.24-1.32, P=0.001), homemakers and unemployed individuals (OR=1.44, 95%CI: 1.35-1.53, P=0.001), students/children (OR=1.65, 95%CI: 1.46-1.82, P=0.001), being passively detected with PTB (OR=3.24, 95%CI: 3.22-3.26, P=0.001), retreatment (OR=1.04, 95%CI: 1.01-1.07, P=0.001), with positive etiological results (OR=1.26, 95%CI: 1.24-1.27, P=0.001) were risk factors for patient delay in PTB patients. Conclusion: The patient delay rate among Chinese PTB patients remains at a high level. Relevant public health strategies should be developed to address the issue of patient delay.

Key words: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, Diagnosis, Delayed, Meta-analysis as topic

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