Research Article

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

Table 5

Distribution of delays and rates to an event throughout the course of health seeking and start of treatment among PKDL patients.

Type of delayMean (median)Rates

Total delay768.41 (408)13 per 10000 person-days of skin lesion
Patient delay696.06 (373)14 per 10000 person-days of skin lesion
Health system delay46.48 (14)447 per 10000 person-days of actively seeking diagnosis