| Variables | Health care system delay | Unadjusted and adjusted OR | No delay | Delay | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Sex | | | | Male | 100 | 137 | 1 | 1 | Female | 92 | 96 | 0.76 (0.52, 1.12) | 0.86 (0.56, 1.3) | Educational status | | | | | Unable to read & write | 13 | 16 | 1.16 (0.48, 2.78) | 0.93 (0.35, 2.5) | Able to read and write | 27 | 12 | 0.42 (0.18, 0.96) | 0.89 (0.37, 2.1) | Elementary (1–8) | 107 | 78 | 0.69 (0.39, 1.20) | 1.1 (0.61, 2.1) | Secondary (9–12) | 66 | 38 | 0.53 (0.28, 1.0) | 1.2 (0.63, 2.4) | Above secondary | 33 | 35 | 1 | 1 | Occupational status | | | | | Employed | 76 | 114 | 1 | 1 | Unemployed | 74 | 48 | 0.43 | 0.41 | Student | 11 | 31 | 1.8 (0.89, 3.9) | 2.1 (0.91, 4.6) | House wife | 14 | 15 | 0.71 (0.32, 1.6) | 0.55 (0.23, 1.3) | Merchant | 15 | 19 | 0.84 (0.40, 1.8) | 0.73 (0.34, 1.6) | Farmer | 2 | 6 | 2 (0.39, 10.1) | 1.8 (0.34, 10) | Marital status | | | | | Single | 92 | 96 | 1 | 1 | Married | 68 | 108 | 1.5 (1.0, 2.3) | 1.5 (0.91, 2.4) | Widowed | 17 | 11 | 0.62 (0.27, 1.4) | 1.0 (0.41, 2.5) | Divorced | 15 | 18 | 1.15 (0.55, 2.4) | 1.2 (0.55, 2.8) | Family size | | | | | ≤5 | 171 | 196 | 1 | 1 | >5 | 21 | 37 | 1.54 (0.87, 2.7) | 1.7 (0.89, 3.2) | Type of symptom | | | | | Loss of weight | | | | | Yes | 27 | 22 | 0.64 (0.35, 1.1) | 0.85 (0.43, 1.7) | No | 165 | 211 | 1 | 1 | Haemoptysis | | | | | Yes | 88 | 80 | 0.62 | 0.61 | No | 104 | 153 | 1 | | Loss of appetite | | | | | Yes | 167 | 184 | 0.56 | 0.56 (0.30, 1.02) | No | 25 | 49 | 1 | 1 | Health facility first contacted | | | | | Public health facility | 123 | 136 | 1 | 1 | Private health facility | 69 | 97 | 1.3 (0.85, 1.8) | 1.1 (0.70, 1.7) | TB associated stigma | | | | | Low stigma | 87 | 82 | 1 | 1 | High stigma | 105 | 151 | 1.5 | 1.4 (0.90, 2.2) | Knowledge | | | | | Not knowledgeable | 48 | 78 | 1.5 (0.96, 2.3) | 1.5 (0.93, 2.4) | Knowledgeable | 138 | 151 | 1 |
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