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This study aimed to assess trends and identify risk factors associated with PTB diagnosis delays, especially among migrants, in Guangzhou from 2014 to 2022.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Demographic and clinical information of PTB patients from 2014 to 2022 in Guangzhou were extracted from the PTB Information Management System (TBIMS). Diagnosis delays were categorized as patient delay (&amp;gt;30\u202fdays from symptoms onset to first care-seeking) and hospital delay (&amp;gt;14\u202fdays from first care-seeking to TB diagnosis). Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors for these delays.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 35,722 migrant PTB patients were registered in Guangzhou during the study period, exhibiting distinct characteristics compared to local residents (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f44,155). The bacteriological positivity rate among migrants was significantly lower than that of the local residents (47.68% vs. 52.41%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). Overall, 44.39% patients experienced a diagnosis delay, comprising 27.90% with patient delay and 29.09% with hospital delay, with both showing a gradually declining trend over time. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed risk factors for diagnosis delay including female sex, older age, ethnic minority status, migrant status and re-treated patients, which were similar to patient delay. Risk factors for hospital delay included, passive case finding, and re-treated patients. Notably, sputum smear-positivity was positively associated with both the diagnostic delay (aOR 1.279, 95% CI: 1.224\u20131.335) and patient delay (aOR 1.642, 95% CI: 1.563\u20131.724), but reduced the risk of hospital delay (aOR 0.906, 95% CI: 0.866\u20130.950).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Public health strategies should prioritize improving bacteriological detection rates among migrants, with targeted efforts for high-risk groups such as females, the older adult, and ethnic minorities.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1399688","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,14]],"date-time":"2025-05-14T05:40:06Z","timestamp":1747201206000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Analysis of diagnosis delay among migrant pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Guangzhou from 2014 to 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