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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4): 416-424.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20240530

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Status and influencing factors of diagnosis and treatment delay of rifampicin resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients, Jilin Province, 2020—2023

Jiang Xue, Bai Yunlong, Ma Jianjun, An Yuan, Yang Fan, Zhao Qinglong()   

  1. Jilin Provincial Institute of Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Changchun 130103,China
  • Received:2024-11-27 Online:2025-04-10 Published:2025-04-02
  • Contact: Zhao Qinglong,Email:jlcdczql@126.com

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze diagnosis and treatment delay and their related influencing factors among rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) patients in Jilin Province, aiming to provide a reference basis for developing prevention and control measures in Jilin Province. Methods: Medical records on RR-TB patients from 2020 to 2023 were extracted from the Tuberculosis Management Information System, a subsystem of the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System. Trends of diagnosis and treatment delay rates over time were analyzed using trend chi-square test, and logistic regression model was used to examine the related influencing factors. Results: Among 1931 RR-TB patients, their health-care seeking delay rate, definitive diagnosis delay rate and treatment delay rate were 50.7% (979/1931), 12.7% (245/1931) and 25.4% (491/1931), respectively. From 2020 to 2023, the rate of definitive diagnosis delay increased ($χ^{2}_{trend}$=12.353,P<0.001), while the rate of treatment delay decreased ($χ^{2}_{trend}$=33.459,P<0.001). Logistic regression model showed that patients being detected by primary care units recommending to TB designated hospital (OR=0.443, 95%CI:0.241-0.817) and patients being relapse (OR=0.818, 95%CI:0.680-0.984) were protective factors for health-care seeking delay, comorbidity (OR=1.312, 95%CI:1.080-1.721) and multi-drug resistance (OR=1.252, 95%CI:1.035-1.515) were risk factors for health-care seeking delay. Patients were detected through general hospital referring to TB designated hospital (OR=2.184, 95%CI:1.568-3.042) and TB designated hospital tracing (OR=1.946, 95%CI:1.390-2.724) were risk factors for definitive diagnosis delay, molecular biological rapid testing (OR=0.140, 95%CI:0.072-0.273)and diagnosed in provincial or municipal medical institutions (OR=0.072, 95%CI:0.049-0.107) were protective factors for definitive diagnosis delay. Molecular biological rapid detection (OR=0.420, 95%CI:0.136-0.501) was a protective factor for treatment delay, relapse patients (OR=1.259, 95%CI:1.019-1.555) and floating population (OR=1.907, 95%CI:1.275-2.852) were risk factors for treatment delay. Conclusion: The risks of diagnosis and treatment delays in Jilin Province were relatively high. In order to further reduce these delay, corresponding prevention and control measures for high-risk factors should be taken.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Rifampin, Drug tolerance, Factor analysis, statistical, Jilin Province

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