TB Research

Dataset for 'Delays in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in India: A patient journey analysis of people with TB from Mumbai and Patna during the COVID-19 pandemic

Charity Oga-Omenka, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi

OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) · 2026-05

Abstract

This dataset contains de-identified quantitative survey data from 400 people with tuberculosis (200 from Mumbai and 200 from Patna) collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data includes sociodemographic characteristics, detailed healthcare-seeking pathways (up to seven encounters), calculated delay durations (health-seeking, provider, diagnostic, and treatment delays), and out-of-pocket costs. The study focuses on analyzing the impact of the pandemic on TB diagnosis and treatment delays in urban India.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Pandemic
  • Tuberculosis
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Family medicine
  • Pediatrics
  • Public health
  • Medical emergency
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Tb treatment
  • Environmental health
  • Epidemiology
  • MEDLINE
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Tuberculosis diagnosis