Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
Age | Mean | 31 years |
Range | 15-72 years | |
Form of TB | Pulmonary | 204 (100%) |
Sputum smear positive | 122 (60%) | |
History of TB disease | New cases | 204 (100%) |
Delay until start of treatment | Median patient delay | 21.5 days |
Median health system delay | 16 days | |
Median total delay | 52 days | |
Hospitalisation | Hospitalised patients | 153 (75%) |
Median duration of hospitalisation | 39 days | |
Direct observation of treatment | Median number of visits for treatment observation | 53 visits |