Table 2 Health system delay by diagnostic factor
Variable | Number | Median (days) | No (%) of participants with long delaya | No (%) of participants with extreme delayb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Previous hospitalisation | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 146 | 15 | 69 (47.3) | 41 (28.1) |
No | 95 | 15 | 46 (48.4) | 18 (18.9) |
Comorbidity | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 101 | 18 | 51 (50.5) | 28 (27.7) |
No | 140 | 15 | 64 (45.7) | 31 (22.1) |
Mantoux test results | Total 241 | |||
Positive | 222 | 15 | 107 (48.2) | 4 (21.1) |
Negative | 19 | 15 | 8 (42.1) | 55 (24.8) |
Cavity on chest radiography | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 64 | 15 | 29 (45.3) | 13 (20.3) |
No | 177 | 15 | 86 (48.6) | 46 (26.0) |
Specimen | Total 241 | |||
Sputum | 198 | 15 | 91 (46.0) | 46 (23.2) |
Other | 43 | 24 | 24 (55.8) | 13 (30.2) |
Sputum smear-positive | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 166 | 15 | 68 (41.0) | 29 (17.5) |
No | 75 | 30 | 47 (62.7) c | 30 (40.0) d |
Cough | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 176 | 15 | 84 (47.7) | 40 (22.7) |
No | 65 | 15 | 31 (47.7) | 19 (29.2) |
Cough with blood | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 42 | 7 | 18 (42.9) | 9 (21.4) |
No | 199 | 15 | 97 (48.7) | 50 (25.1) |
Fever | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 115 | 15 | 49 (42.6) | 24 (20.9) |
No | 126 | 21 | 66 (52.4) | 35 (27.8) |
Weight loss | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 138 | 15 | 65 (47.1) | 28 (20.3) |
No | 103 | 15 | 50 (48.5) | 31(30.1) |
Fatigue | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 156 | 15 | 71 (45.5) | 34 (21.8) |
No | 85 | 21 | 44 (51.8) | 25 (29.4) |
Night sweats | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 112 | 15 | 46 (41.1) | 21 (18.8) |
No | 129 | 28 | 69 (53.5) | 38 (29.5) |
Shortness of breath | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 73 | 15 | 31 (42.5) | 18 (24.7) |
No | 168 | 16.5 | 84 (50.0) | 41 (24.4) |
Other symptoms | Total 241 | |||
Yes | 28 | 30 | 19 (67.9) c | 7 (25.0) |
No | 213 | 15 | 96 (45.1) | 52 (24.4) |
Body mass index e | Total 237 | |||
Underweight | 31 | 15 | 15 (48.4) | 6 (19.4) |
Normal | 156 | 15 | 75 (48.1) | 44 (28.2) |
Overweight | 50 | 15 | 24 (48.0) | 9 (18.0) |