Gender-Related Barriers and Delays in Accessing Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Treatment Services: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

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Physical factors.

“Many people come from remote areas. They have neither resources nor available facilities for

treatment. They die as ‘victims of injustice.’” (male) [29]

“The county hospital has good equipment. The doctors can make correct diagnosis…[However,] we need

to spend more than 1 day and a lot of money if we travel to the county hospital, because there is only

one coach per day going back and forth from the county hospital” (female) [23]