Patient Health Seeking and Diagnostic Delay in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Hospital Based Study from Central India

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Illustration of health care practice of patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in rural and urban settings. The flow of patients between various care providers is unregulated, random, and haphazard. Few patients sought medical advice with the onset of disease. Many patients either practiced self-medication or first consulted any alternative care providers such as traditional healers or drug store/pharmacy for their illness. (PHC: primary health center).