Table 1 Characteristics of smear-positive TB patients and total delay in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, May 2004–February 2005
From: Delayed treatment of tuberculosis patients in rural areas of Yogyakarta province, Indonesia
Characteristic | n | % | Mean | SD | Median | 1st Quartile | 3rd Quartile | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–24 | 80 | 19.0 | 10.29 | 7.99 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 |  |
25–54 | 230 | 54.6 | 13.78 | 11.77 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0.069 |
≥ 55 | 111 | 26.4 | 14.30 | 12.19 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 243 | 57.7 | 13.30 | 11.38 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | Â |
Female | 178 | 42.3 | 13.20 | 11.25 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 0.982 |
Setting | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 222 | 52.7 | 10.54 | 9.31 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | Â |
Rural | 199 | 47.3 | 15.69 | 12.37 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 23.0 | < 0.0001 |
First symptom | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cough | 335 | 79.6 | 12.81 | 10.76 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | Â |
Others | 86 | 20.4 | 15.00 | 13.18 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0.401 |
First provider visited | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Private Practitioner | 115 | 27.3 | 14.15 | 11.64 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 21.0 | Â |
Health Centre | 163 | 38.7 | 12.42 | 10.13 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0.628 |
Hospital | 75 | 17.8 | 14.20 | 13.77 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 17.0 | Â |
Chest Clinic | 68 | 16.2 | 12.70 | 10.50 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 16.0 | Â |
All | 421 | 100.0 | 13.25 | 11.31 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 | Â |