Table 1 Pudmed search strategies

1.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND diagnosis Delay*

Example of search detail (1): (“tuberculosis, pulmonary”[MeSH Terms] OR (“tuberculosis”[All Fields] AND “pulmonary”[All Fields]) OR “pulmonary tuberculosis”[All Fields] OR (“pulmonary”[All Fields] AND “tuberculosis”[All Fields])) AND ((“diagnosis”[Subheading] OR “diagnosis”[All Fields] OR “diagnosis”[MeSH Terms]) AND delay[All Fields])

*indicates truncation

2.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND delayed consultation*

3.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND patient delay*

4.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND healthcare seeking

5.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND healthcare seeking behavior

6.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND health system delay*

7.

Pulmonary tuberculosis AND provider delay*

8.

Pulmonary Tuberculosis AND doctor delay*

9.

Patient delay OR health system delay*

10.

Patient delay OR provider delay*

11

Patient delay OR doctor delay*

12.

Tuberculosis AND Diagnosis delay OR delayed consultation OR patient delay OR health system delay OR provider delay OR doctor delay