Advances in Medicine / 2018 / Article / Tab 4 / Research Article
The Role of Private Health Sector for Tuberculosis Control in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia Table 4 Health-seeking behavior and other characteristics of patients with symptoms of tuberculosis by provider visited first, Debre Markos Town, February-March 2009.
Characteristics Private N = 90 (%) Public N = 161 (%) Crude OR 95% CI Adjusted OR 95% CI Duration of illness before 1st visit < 4 months 46 (51.1) 79 (49.1) 0.99 (0.60, 1.65) — >4 months 44 (48.9) 82 (50.9) 1 — Provider delay < 4 months 60 (66.6) 136 (84.6) 1 1 >4 months 30 (33.4) 25 (15.4) 5.38 (1.17, 28.03) 10.44 (1.17,93.36)a Travelling time < 3 hrs 76 (84.4) 138 (85.2) 0.67 (0.31, 1.47) — >3 hrs 14 (14.6) 23 (14.8) 1 — Service charge < 100.00 20 (22.2) 132 (81.4) 1 1 >100.00 70 (77.8) 29 (18.6) 3.75 (1.73, 8.33) 2.70 (1.20, 6.08)a Difficulty to pay for service Difficult 60 (66.7) 90 (55.6) 1.60 (1.2, 2.28) — Not difficult 30 (33.3) 71 (44.4) 1 — Satisfaction with time given Satisfied 80 (89.4) 142 (88.5) 1.09 (0.63–1.91) — Not satisfied 10 (10.6) 19 (11.5) 1 — Satisfaction with cost Satisfied 74 (83.8) 142 (88.1) 0.70 (0.43, 1.14) — Not satisfied 16 (16.2) 19 (11.9) 1 — Overall satisfaction Satisfied 82 (91.9) 144 (89.1) 1.39 (0.76–2.60) — Not satisfied 8 (8.1) 17 (10.9) 1 — Waiting time < 3 hrs 86 (95.5) 132 (81.5) 2.65 (1.17, 6.17) 2.67 (1.79, 6.16)a >3 hrs 4 (4.5) 29 (18.5) 1 1 Know someone with TB No 66 (75.3) 120 (72.7) 1.14 (0.77, 1.69) 1.96 (1.15, 3.35)a Yes 24 (24.7) 43 (27.3) 1 1
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a statistically significant associations.