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

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of the study population.

Characteristics ()	Categories	Number (%)	Patient delay (days)		System delay (days)
			Mean	Median	Mean	Median
Sex	Male	129 (64.5)	761.70	417	55.74	11
	Female	71 (35.5)	576	293	29.31	13
Age (years)	01–15	63 (31.5)	542.17	290	37.62	13
	16–30	80 (25.6)	670.84	405.50	76	12
	31–45	37 (18.5)	453.76	400	16.62	11
	46–60	15 (7.5)	1171.13	814	12.13	10
	>60	5 (2.5)	446..40	344	10	5
Residential status	Urban	2 (1)	22	22	62	62
	Rural	198 (99)	702.87	380	46.33	12
Address (Upazila)	Gafargaon	80 (40)	579	251	26.06	11
	Trishal	68 (34)	674	417	40.12	12.50
	Baluka	21 (10.5)	537.40	406.31	158	11
	Mymensingh Sadar	9 (4.5)	392	344	17.11	18
	Fulbaria	5 (2.5)	317.50	317.50	25.50	25.50
	Muktagacha	4 (2)	251.30	173	13	11
	Tangail	9 (4.5)	992.67	1174	12.11	6
	Jamalpur	4 (2)	1979.50	1979.50	2	2
Educational status	Illiterate	45 (22.5)	1063	1063	16	16
	Up to 5th classes	108 (54)	769.79	420	52.49	12
	Up to 12th classes	31 (15.5)	223.33	163	24	10
	Graduate or above	16 (8)	87.46	97	16	16
Occupation of the population	Agriculture worker	28 (14)	594.71	600	14.18	11.50
	Business	33 (16.5)	1397..45	1109	11.55	10
	Daily labor	5 (2.5)	1084.80	1600	15	13
	Housewife	31 (15.5)	361	369	42.13	13
	Student	54 (27)	537.48	294	19.13	12
	Unemployed	47 (23.5)	653.85	251	127	13
Household income per month (US$)	<100	152 (76)	630.84	387	43	11
	100–150	8 (4)	1012	89.50	165.25	46.50
	151–200	38 (19)	833.97	277	35.55	13
	>200	2 (1)	767	767	37	37
Housing	Floor and wall made by mud	195 (97.5)	705.30	387	47.19	12
	Floor and wall made by brick and tin	5 (2.5)	335.80	179	18.80	15