Malbasa, Milica (50661725300)Milica (50661725300)MalbasaPesut, Dragica (55187519500)Dragica (55187519500)Pesut2025-06-122025-06-122011https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84855235363&partnerID=40&md5=7847380d8bc1a8c5b612529ed1322060https://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/9875A cross-sectional study on pulmonary TB diagnosis delay in an intermediate TB incidence setting showed average patient's delay of 44±61.65days and total delay of 103±148days. Alcoholism, lack of TB cases in family, diabetes mellitus, relapse, cough or tachycardia (p<0.01), absence of hemoptysis, dyspnea and anemia (p<0.01), age ≥40 (p<0.05), negative auscultation and positive sputum smear findings (p<0.05) were significantly associated with patient's delay >30 days. Age <40 years, negative auscultation and sputum smear findings (p<0.01), female sex, city as residence (p<0.05), absence of cough, sputum, weight loss, fever, excavation (p<0.01), and night sweats (p<0.05) were significantly associated with total delay > 103 days. Further population education and continual medical education are waranted.DelayDiagnosisInfectiousnessPublic healthTuberculosis