| Extended patient delay OR [95% CI] | P | Extended health system delay OR [95% CI] | P | Extended total delay OR [95% CI] | P |
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Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
Gender  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Male | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Female | 0.60 [0.36-1.00] | 0.46 | 1.31 [0.79-2.19] | 0.30 | 0.70 [0.42-1.17] | 0.17 |
Age groups (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15 to 24 | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
25 to 34 | 0.99 [0.52-1.89] | Â | 0.51 [0.26- 1] | Â | 0.58 [0.30-1.13] | Â |
35 to 44 | 1.18 [0.58-2.42] | Â | 0.91 [0.44-1.88] | Â | 0.73 [0.35-1.52] | Â |
45 to 55 | 1.63 [0.70-3.82] | Â | 0.63 [0.27-1.48] | Â | 0.81 [0.34-1.91] | Â |
55 and over | 2.06 [0.67-6.32] | 0.52 | 1.44 [0.45- 4.54] | 0.13 | 1.13 [0.37-3.47] | 0.49 |
Wealth score | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1st quartile (lowest) | 2.00 [1.01-4.00] | Â | 2.13 [1.05- 4.33] | Â | 2.57 [1.25-5.26] | Â |
2nd | 1.73 [0.85-3.56] | Â | 1.49 [0.72-3.1] | Â | 1.79 [0.85-3.75] | Â |
3rd | 1.21 [0.61-2.39] | Â | 1.09 [0.54-2.18] | Â | 1.30 [0.64-2.62] | Â |
4th (highest) | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.06 |
Numbers of years of education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 1.07 [0.39- 2.96] | Â | 4.29 [1.42-13.02] | Â | 2.71 [0.96-7.67] | Â |
1 to 4 | 1.12 [0.39-3.23] | Â | 6.07 [1.91-19.26] | Â | 2.36 [0.81-6.91] | Â |
5 to 6 | 0.61 [0.24-1.58] | Â | 4.42 [1.55-12.62] | Â | 2.27 [0.86-5.96] | Â |
7 to 10 | 0.39 [0.15- 0.99] | Â | 2.87 [1.03-7.98] | Â | 1.38 [0.54-3.54] | Â |
≥ 10 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.19 |
Health insurance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Yes | 0.41 [0.20- 0.85] | 0.01 | 0.54 [ 0.26- 1.12] | 0.10 | 0.5 [0.24-1.05] | 0.06 |
How the patients planned to pay the additional expenses | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Savings | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.21 | 1 | 0.51 |
Loan | 3.34 [0.59-18.86] | Â | 1.18 [ 0.24-5.82] | Â | 2.43 [ 0.43- 13.78] | Â |
Help from relatives | 1.29 [0.66-2.48] | Â | 1.58 [0.81-3.08] | Â | 1.48 [0.76- 2.90] | Â |
Working | 2.50 [0.90-6.75] | Â | 0.61 [0.23-1.66] | Â | 1.14 [0.43- 3.05] | Â |
Selling belongings | 5.85 [1.72-19.89] | Â | 1.15 [0.42-3.17] | Â | 2.22 [ 0.79- 6.24] | Â |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Rural | 1.53 [0.81-2.88] | 0.18 | 2.51 1.26-4.97] | 0.007 | 2.68 [1.33-5.41] | 0.006 |
Clinical aspects | ||||||
Hemoptysis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1 | 0.21 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0.05 |
Yes | 0.69 [0.38- 1.23] | Â | 0.65 [0.36-1.16] | Â | 0.57 [0.31-1.02] | Â |
Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs | ||||||
Did not know how TB is transmitted  | 2.35 [1.26- 4.40] | 0.01 | 1.38 [0.75-2.54] | 0.30 | 1.58 [0.86-2.91] | 0.14 |
Did not know what causes TB | 1.34 [0.66- 2.71] | 0.41 | 2.06 [1.02-4.13] | 0.03 | 1.30 [0.80-3.21] | 0.16 |
Did not know that TB treatment was free | 0.83 [0.48-1.41] | 0.49 | 0.47 [0.27-0.81] | 0.006 | 0.64 [0.37-1.10] | 0.10 |
Is there a link between AIDS and TB? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1 | 0.12 | 1 | 0.39 | OR=1 | 0.41 |
Yes | 0.57 [0.32-1.01] | Â | 0.74 [0.42-1.31] | Â | 0.79 [0.44-1.41] | Â |
Did not know | 0.60 [0.32-1.13] | Â | 0.65 [0.35-1.23] | Â | 0.65 [0.35-1.23] | Â |
What treatment can cure TB? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Self- medication | 4.46 [0.47-42.67] | 0.02 | 0.85 [0.09-8.30] | 0.0003 | 1.89 [0.18-19.96] | 0.0001 |
Medical care | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
No answer | 2.37 [1.38- 4.05] | Â | 2.38 [ 1.37- 4.13] | Â | 3.05 [1.73- 5.40] | Â |
Nothing | 4.22 [0.43-41.99] | Â | 5.80 [0.56-60.43] | Â | 5.24 [0.42-65.45] | Â |
Traditional medicine | 2.20 [1.05-4.60] | Â | 5.70 [2.39-13.65] | Â | 5.02 [2.16-11.67] | Â |
Access to and use of health services | ||||||
Referral by a health facility | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0.63 |
No | 1.66 [1.02- 2.70] | Â | 1.41 [0.86- 2.32] | Â | 1.13 [0.69-1.85] | Â |
Distance from home to closest service | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤ 1 km | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.15 |
1 to 5 km | 1.25 [0.75- 2.07] | Â | 0.99[0.59-1.66] | Â | 1.24 [0.74- 2.08] | Â |
≥ 5 km | 3.99 [1.52-10.48] |  | 2.56[1.05-6.24] |  | 2.38 [0.99- 5.74] |  |
First care received | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Self-medication | 1.58 [0.27-9.44] | 0.10 | 0.77[0.14-4.15] | 0.03 | 0.80 [0.15- 4.34] | 0.09 |
Health center | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Hospital | 0.92 [0.46-1.84] | Â | 0.48[0.24-0.98] | Â | 0.70 [0.35- 1.41] | Â |
Pharmacist | 0.19 [0.04-0.99] | Â | 0.50[0.13-1.98] | Â | 0.20 [0.04- 1.01] | Â |
Private doctor | 0.37 [0.13-1.03] | Â | 0.62[0.23-1.68] | Â | 0.72 [ 0.26-1.99] | Â |
No health care | 2.83 [0.31-26.29] | Â | 0.63[0.12-3.48] | Â | 0.62 [0.11- 3.40] | Â |
Informal drug market | 0.57 [0.28-1.17] | Â | 1.38[0.66-2.87] | Â | 0.95 [0.46-1.96] | Â |
Traditional medicine | 0.49 [0.21-1.14] | Â | 2.05[0.83-5.06] | Â | 2.46 [0.97- 6.24] | Â |