Research Article

Total Delay in Treatment of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among New Pulmonary TB Patients in Selected Health Facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18

Table 6

Distribution of total treatment delay among clinical profiles of the study participants in selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.

VariablesTotal treatment delay (≥60 days)
No (%) Yes (%)Total

Presence of previous history of TB
 Yes21(58.3)15(41.7)36
 No186(48.2)200(51.8)386

Level of severity of the illness before first visit to health facility
 Still do a full day work72(59.5)49(40.5)121
 Some activity outside the house103(54.5)86(45.5)189
 House/bed bound32(28.6)80(71.4)112
Total 207(49.1)215(50.9)100%