From: Factors associated with DELAY in diagnosis among tuberculosis patients in Hohoe Municipality, Ghana
Characteristics | Male | Female | All | Pearson Χ2 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | (p-value) | ||||
48 (65.8) | 25 (34.2) | 73 (100) | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Age (years) | 1.98 | ||||||
(0.577) | |||||||
15 - 24 | 3 | 6.3 | 3 | 12.0 | 6 | 8.2 | |
25 - 34 | 7 | 14.6 | 4 | 16.0 | 11 | 15.1 | |
35-44 | 9 | 18.8 | 2 | 8.0 | 11 | 15.1 | |
>44 | 29 | 60.4 | 16 | 64.0 | 45 | 61.6 | |
Employment status | 0.65 | ||||||
(0.420) | |||||||
Not employed | 28 | 58.3 | 17 | 68.0 | 45 | 61.6 | |
Employed | 20 | 41.7 | 8 | 32.0 | 28 | 38.4 | |
Highest Educational level | 3.23 | ||||||
(0.199) | |||||||
Secondary+ | 8 | 16.7 | 4 | 16.0 | 12 | 16.4 | |
Primary/JHS* | 37 | 77.1 | 16 | 64.0 | 53 | 72.6 | |
No education | 3 | 6.3 | 5 | 20.0 | 8 | 11.0 | |
Residential status | 0.51 | ||||||
(0.474) | |||||||
Urban | 17 | 35.4 | 11 | 44.0 | 28 | 38.4 | |
Rural | 31 | 64.6 | 14 | 56.0 | 45 | 61.6 | |
Medical Insurance | 2.19 | ||||||
(0.139) | |||||||
Present | 35 | 72.9 | 21 | 84.0 | 56 | 76.7 | |
Absent | 13 | 27.1 | 4 | 16.0 | 17 | 23.3 | |
Sputum smear Status | 1.13 | ||||||
(0.288) | |||||||
Negative | 32 | 66.7 | 20 | 80.0 | 52 | 71.2 | |
positive | 16 | 33.3 | 5 | 20.0 | 21 | 28.8 | |
HIV sero status | 0.17 | ||||||
(0.680) | |||||||
Negative | 42 | 87.5 | 21 | 84.0 | 63 | 86.3 | |
Positive | 6 | 12.5 | 4 | 16.0 | 10 | 13.7 |