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<p>Baseline characteristics of the study sample (N = 400).</p> Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi (5435006) Poshan Thapa (3451964) Madhukar Pai (55924) Charity Oga-Omenka (6635432) Medicine Cell Biology Biotechnology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Cancer Science Policy Computational Biology using structured interviews systemic fragmentation rather larger household size advancing elimination goals 2020 &# 8211 xlink "> tuberculosis patient journey analysis multiple provider visits undermining timely diagnosis two indian cities provider delays contributed delays driven primarily understanding patient journeys median total delay diagnosis healthcare visits patient journeys tuberculosis diagnosis patient hesitancy multiple pre healthcare encounters symptom onset substantial particularly study period seeking hesitancy seeking behavior sectional study private sector private integration private clinics pocket costs participants made male sex longer delays findings suggest financial burden enhanced public diagnostic costs 35 days 3 pre 26 days 19 pandemic 19 days <p>Baseline characteristics of the study sample (N = 400).</p> 2026-09-16T17:51:42Z Dataset Dataset 10.1371/journal.pgph.0007214.t001 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/_p_Baseline_characteristics_of_the_study_sample_N_400_p_/33867370 CC BY 4.0