From: Patient and health service delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia
 | Smear positive | Smear negative | Total | P-value* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delay in days | n | % | n | % | n | % | Â |
1–15 | 302 | 94.4 | 331 | 87.1 | 633 | 90.4 | - |
16–30 | 11 | 3.4 | 32 | 8.4 | 43 | 6.2 | 0.005 |
>30 | 7 | 2.2 | 17 | 4.5 | 24 | 3.4 | 0.074 |
Total | 320 | 100 | 380 | 100 | 700 | 100 | Â |