Table 2 Care-seeking pathways and clinical characteristics of TB cases on treatment in districts of southwestern Ethiopia, January to December 2015
Variable | Baseline (n = 735) | End line (n = 627) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | |||
Action to illness before visiting HCF | None | 586(79.7) | 497(79.3) | 0.85 |
Took actiona | 149(20.3) | 130(20.7) | 0.85 | |
First visited HCF | DOTS center | 459(62.5) | 387(61.7) | 0.85 |
Non-DOTS | 276 (37.5) | 240(38.3) | 0.76 | |
Diagnosis made HCF | Public | 636(86.5) | 537(85.6) | 0.76 |
Private | 99(13.5) | 90(14.4) | 0.70 | |
Type of TB | Pulmonary positive | 373(50.7) | 320(51.0)) | 0.90 |
Pulmonary negative | 213(29.0) | 176(28.1) | 0.70 | |
Extra pulmonary | 149(20.3) | 131(20.9) | 0.70 | |
Mode of diagnosis | Bacteriological | 373(50.7) | 319(50.9) | 0.90 |
Clinical | 362(49.3) | 308(49.1) | 0.90 | |
Treatment center | Health center | 469(36.2) | 408(65.1) | 0.70 |
Hospital | 266(63.8) | 219(34.9) | 0.70 | |
Travel time to treatment center | ≤ 1 h | 437(59.5) | 373(59.5) | 1.00 |
> 1 h | 298(40.5) | 254(40.5) | 1.00 | |
Hospitalized for treatment | Yes | 19(2.6) | 15(2.4) | 0.40 |
HIV co-infection | Yes | 68(9.3) | 46(7.3) | 0.10 |
Patient delay | Median (IQR) days | 25((15–36) | 23(14–34) | 0.20 |
Provider delay | Median (IQR) days | 22(9–48) | 20(8–48) | 0.40 |
Total delay | Median (IQR) days | 55(32–100) | 52(31–93) | 0.50 |