TY - JOUR
KW - Leprosy
KW - Health seeking behaviour
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Patient delay
AU - Dharmawan Y
AU - Mawarni A
AU - Dharminto D
AU - Han J
AU - Changrob S
AU - Rachmatullah A
AU - Sabiiti W
AU - Kartasurya M
AB - <jats:p>Leprosy is a public health problem causing permanent disability, with visible impairments classified as grade 2 disability (G2D). This problem is associated with case detection delay (CDD), which comprises patient and health system delays. Patient delay is caused by the initial health-seeking behavior of people with leprosy. This study aims to measure the duration of patient delay according to the initial health-seeking behavior. This study employed a cross-sectional approach. Data were collected through interviews with leprosy patients. Statistical analysis was conducted to measure and compare the duration of patient delay according to the types of initial health-seeking behaviors. These behaviors were categorized into three types: visiting appropriate healthcare services (38.1%), engaging in self-medication and seeking inappropriate medicine and healthcare services (45,2%), and taking no action (16.7%). The mean duration of patient delay was 9.7 months. The longest patient delay was due to self-medication and seeking inappropriate treatment (10.8 months). There was no significant difference in patient delay according to the initial health-seeking behavior of people with leprosy (p = 0.051). Community awareness of leprosy needs to be improved through health education to reduce the duration of patient delay.</jats:p>
BT - BIO Web of Conferences
DO - 10.1051/bioconf/202519300071
LA - ENG
M3 - Article
N2 - <jats:p>Leprosy is a public health problem causing permanent disability, with visible impairments classified as grade 2 disability (G2D). This problem is associated with case detection delay (CDD), which comprises patient and health system delays. Patient delay is caused by the initial health-seeking behavior of people with leprosy. This study aims to measure the duration of patient delay according to the initial health-seeking behavior. This study employed a cross-sectional approach. Data were collected through interviews with leprosy patients. Statistical analysis was conducted to measure and compare the duration of patient delay according to the types of initial health-seeking behaviors. These behaviors were categorized into three types: visiting appropriate healthcare services (38.1%), engaging in self-medication and seeking inappropriate medicine and healthcare services (45,2%), and taking no action (16.7%). The mean duration of patient delay was 9.7 months. The longest patient delay was due to self-medication and seeking inappropriate treatment (10.8 months). There was no significant difference in patient delay according to the initial health-seeking behavior of people with leprosy (p = 0.051). Community awareness of leprosy needs to be improved through health education to reduce the duration of patient delay.</jats:p>
PB - EDP Sciences
PY - 2025
SP - 1
EP - 6
T2 - BIO Web of Conferences
TI - Measuring Patient Delay in Leprosy Detection According to Initial Health-Seeking Behavior in Indonesia
UR - https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/44/bioconf_icophtcd2025_00071.pdf
VL - 193
SN - 2117-4458
ER -