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 8
Distribution of total treatment delay among health accessibility & health seeking behaviors of the study participants in selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.
Variables
Total treatment delay (≥60 days)
No (%)
Yes (%)
Total
Home distance from the nearest health facility
≤10km
149(64.2)
83(35.8)
232
>10km
58(30.5)
132(69.5)
190
Presence of other HF close to home
Yes
113(64.6)
62(35.4)
175
No
94(38.1)
153(61.9)
247
First health care seeking/consultation action because of the illness
Visited gov.t health facility
107(67.3)
52(32.7)
159
Visited formal private health provider
80(52.6)
72(47.4)
152
Visited nonformal health provider
20(18.0)
91(82.0)
111
Number healthcare providers visited
≤2 healthcare providers
169(59.9)
113(40.1)
282
≥3 healthcare providers
38(27.1)
102(72.9)
140
Antibiotic Rx because of current illness before diagnosis
