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 7
Distribution of total delay in treatment among behavior & knowledge related profiles of study participants in selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.
Variables
Total treatment delay (≥60 days)
No (%)
Yes (%)
Total
Smoking status/behaviors of the study participants
Never smoke
146(50.3)
144(49.7)
290
Former smoker
34(49.3)
35(50.7)
69
Current smoker
27(42.9)
36(57.1)
63
Alcoholic intake status/behaviors of the study participants
