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Research Article

Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea

Paula Jopsa Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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John Cowanb Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Martha Kupulb Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Richard Nake Trumbb Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Stephen M. Grahamc Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia;d Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-2294View further author information
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Mathias Baurie Western Provincial Health Authority, Daru, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Herolyn Nindilf National TB Program, National Department of Health, Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Stephen Bellg Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia;h School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2877-9231View further author information
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Tess Keamc Burnet Institute, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
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Suman Majumdarc Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia;d Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9656-557XView further author information
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William Pomata Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia;b Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New GuineaView further author information
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Ben Maraisi Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID), University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-2690View further author information
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Guy B. Marksj Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia;k Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-8053View further author information
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John Kaldora Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-4355View further author information
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Andrew Vallelya Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia;b Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New GuineaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1558-4822View further author information
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Angela Kelly-Hankua Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia;b Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New GuineaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0152-2954View further author information
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Article: 2184482 | Received 08 Jul 2022, Accepted 13 Feb 2023, Published online: 08 Mar 2023

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