Table 2 Clinical characteristics and health seeking behavior of TB patients in Dessie city and surrounding, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 382)
Characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Practiced self-medication | No | 326 (85.3) |
Yes | 56 (14.7) | |
Use of non-prescribed medications | No | 348 (91.1) |
Yes | 34 (8.9) | |
TB category | SPPTB | 96 (25.1) |
SNPTB | 132 (34.6) | |
EPTB | 154 (40.3) | |
Exposure to TB patient | Yes | 39 (10.2) |
No | 343 (89.8) | |
HIV serostatus | Positive | 78 (20.4) |
Negative | 304 (79.6) | |
Initially visited HF | Gov’t | 301 (78.8) |
Private | 81 (21.2) | |
Diagnostic tests | microscopy | 59 (15.4) |
Chest X-ray | 109 (28.5) | |
microscopy and chest X-ray | 179 (46.9) | |
Gene-Xpert | 35 (9.2) | |
Initially consulted HCP | Internist | 108 (28.3) |
GP | 159 (41.6) | |
Nurses/HO | 115 (30.1) | |
Health care contacts | Single | 149 (39) |
Multiple | 233 (61) | |