Table 2 Distribution of delays and predictors of delay
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 |