Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2016 Differences in Treatment-Seeking and Treatment- Adherence Factors for Tuberculosis in Armenian Versus Non-Armenian Populations of Los Angeles County Tanya Marie Ferguson Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Epidemiology Commons, and the Public Health Education and Promotion Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Walden University College of Health Sciences This is to certify that the doctoral dissertation by Tanya Ferguson has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Vasileios Margaritis, Committee Chairperson, Public Health Faculty Dr. Aimee Ferraro, Committee Member, Public Health Faculty Dr. Raymond Thron, University Reviewer, Public Health Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2016 Abstract Differences in Treatment-Seeking and Treatment-Adherence Factors for Tuberculosis in Armenian Versus Non-Armenian Populations of Los Angeles County by Tanya M. Ferguson MS, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2006 BS, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1996 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Public Health, Health Sciences - Epidemiology Walden University May 2016 Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a deadly, yet curable, infectious disease that continues to be a global health threat.