|
Total delay
|
n (%)
|
Median
| |
|---|
|
Delay (> 4 weeks)
|
110 (82.1)
|
13 weeks
| |
|
No delay (< 4 weeks)
|
24 (17.9)
| | |
|
Health facility delay
| |
|
Delay (> 1 week)
|
59 (44.0)
|
1 week
| |
|
No delay (< 1 week)
|
75 (56.0)
| | |
|
Patient delay
| |
|
Delay (> 3 weeks)
|
96 (71.6)
|
11 weeks
| |
|
No delay (< 3 weeks)
|
38 (28.4)
| | |
|
Treatment delay
| |
|
Delay (> 0 days)
|
74 (58.7)
|
1 day
| |
|
No delay (0 days)
|
52 (41.3)
| | |
|
Factors associated with prolonged delay
|
|---|
|
Variable
|
Total delay
|
p-values (Fishers test)
|
|---|
|
Yes
|
No
|
|---|
|
Sex
| |
0.025**
|
|
Female
|
65 (89.0)
|
8 (11.0)
| |
|
Male
|
45 (73.8)
|
16 (26.2)
|
|
Occupation
| |
0.001**
|
|
Technical/professional
|
20 (100)
|
0 (0)
| |
|
Peasant
|
58 (84.1)
|
11 (15.9)
|
|
Student
|
17 (58.6)
|
12 (41.4)
|
|
Unemployed (or HW)
|
15 (93.8)
|
1 (6.2)
|
|
Marital status
| | |
0.022**
|
|
Married
|
37 (92.5)
|
3 (7.5)
| |
|
Single
|
36 (69.2)
|
16 (30.8)
|
|
Divorced/separated
|
30 (88.2)
|
4 (11.8)
|
|
Widowed
|
7 (87.5)
|
1 (12.5)
|
|
Household size
| |
0.361
|
|
Education level
| |
0.699
|
|
University or higher
|
6 (75)
|
2 (25)
| |
|
Primary/middle/secondary
|
94 (81.7)
|
21 (18.3)
|
|
Illiterate/read and write
|
10 (90.9)
|
1 (9.1)
|
|
Residence
| |
0.336
|
|
Urban
|
48 (82.8)
|
10 (17.2)
| |
|
Peri-urban
|
40 (87.0)
|
6 (13.0)
|
|
Rural
|
22 (73.3)
|
8 (28.7)
|
|
Smoking
| |
0.835
|
|
Never
|
81(82.7)
|
17 (17.3)
| |
|
Current smoker
|
1 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
|
Quit smoking
|
28 (80.0)
|
7 (20)
|
|
Stigma
| |
0.019
|
|
Health facility whom you sought consultation: second
| |
0.007**
|
|
TB centre
|
22 (64.7)
|
12 (35.3)
| |
|
Public hospital/outpatient clinic
|
66 (89.2)
|
8 (10.8)
|
|
Private hospital/clinic
|
19 (90.5)
|
2 (9.5)
|
|
PHC well equipped
| |
0.007**
|
|
Best
|
53 (73.6)
|
19 (26.4)
| |
|
Worst
|
57 (91.9)
|
5 (8.1)
|
|
Action taken
| |
0.046**
|
|
Sputum examination
|
52 (89.7)
|
6 (10.3)
| |
|
Xray
|
14 (82.4)
|
3 (17.6)
|
|
Both sputum and Xray
|
39 (73.6)
|
14 (26.4)
|
|
Referral
|
0 (0)
|
1 (100)
|
|
Others
|
5 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
|
Multivariate analysis
|
|---|
|
Variable
|
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
|
p > |Z|
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Female
|
0.231 (0.080–0.670)
|
0.007**
|
|
Occupation
|
|
Unemployed
|
3.947 (1.382–11.274)
|
0.010**
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Unmarried
|
3.364 (0.871–13.001)
|
0.079
|
|
Second health facility consulted
|
|
Private
|
0.632 (0.177–2.254)
|
0.479
|
|
Knowledge on TB
|
|
No knowledge
|
6.904 (1.648–28.921)
|
0.04**
|
|
Action taken
|
|
Xray and sputum
|
2.412 (0.904–6.433)
|
0.904
|
- Unemployed (student, unemployed/housewife), employed (technical/professional, peasant), unmarried (single, divorced, separated, widower)
- ** Statistically significant at 0.05 level
