Research Article

A Study on Health Seeking Behaviors of Patients of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Table 1

Formula for calculating specific rates (different components of delay).

Rate (numerator) (denominator)

Total delayNumber of PKDL treatmentsTotal person-days of initial presentation in a community
Patient delayNumber of presentations to health providerTotal person-days of presentation before first presentation to a health provider
Health service or system delayNumber of PKDL treatmentsTotal person-days of skin lesion between commenced first presentation to a health provider and final treatment