Patient Delay in Initiating Tuberculosis Treatment and Associated Factors in Oromia Special Zone, Amhara Region

Table 4

Health-seeking behaviors of TB patients in Oromia zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	(%)
Treatment sought prior to first visit in health facilities
No prior treatment	275 (71.1%)
Private drug store/pharmacy	63 (16.3%)
Traditional healers	28 (7.2%)
Holy/hot water	21 (5.4)
Decision to visit the first health facility was made by
Patients themselves	223 (57.6%)
Family members	135 (34.9%)
Health workers	29 (7.5%)
Health facility visited at first consultation
Health centers	192 (49.6%)
Clinics	119 (30.7%)
Hospitals	76 (19.6%)
Knowledge about TB
Good knowledge	196 (50.6%)
Poor knowledge	191 (49.4%)
TB-associated stigma
Low stigma	223 (57.6%)
High stigma	164 (42.4%)