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Table 3 Duration between health service visit and diagnosis of (health service delay) in pulmonary tuberculosis patients, Addis Ababa, 1999

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

%

 

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

 
  1. *P value is for Chi-square statistical test comparing health service delay in smear positive and negative patients.