Table 5 Determinants of patient, health system and total delays among new pulmonary tuberculosis patients in rural Ebonyi State, 2011 (n = 450)

Patient delay

Constant

5.39

1.72

9.69

0.002

0.22

Older age

0.13

0.03

25.00

<0.001**

Male gender

1.01

0.65

2.38

0.12

Longer walking distance to the nearest public facility

0.014

0.003

18.50

<0.001**

First visited a non-NTP provider

0.13

0.78

0.026

0.90

HIV positive status

−1.77

0.69

6.50

0.011**

Urban residence

3.65

0.84

19.00

<0.001**

Had a chest x-ray done

1.35

0.69

3.90

0.049**

Formally educated

−1.48

0.66

4.81

0.036**

Smear-positive smear

−0.39

0.79

0.24

0.62

Health system delay

Constant

2.62

0.51

26.59

<0.001

0.08

Older age

0.008

0.007

1.09

0.30

Male gender

0.52

0.18

8.18

0.004**

Longer walking distance to a public facility

−0,001

0,001

2.75

0.10

First visited a non- NTP provider

0.49

0.22

5.08

0.025**

HIV positive status

0.36

0.19

3.65

0.06

Urban residence

0.2

0.23

0.73

0.39

Had a chest x-ray done

0.36

0.19

3.8

0.053

Formally educated

0.29

0.18

2.66

0.10

Sputum smear-positive

−0.39

0.21

3.09

0.08

Total delay

Constant

3.06

2.42

1.60

0.21

0.24

Older age

0.33

0.04

82.94

<0.001**

Male gender

2.35

0.87

7.32

0.007**

Longer walking distance to a public facility

0.009

0.004

4.70

0.031**

First visited a non-NTP provider

0.50

1.04

0.23

0.63

HIV positive status

−1.60

0.90

3.20

0.08

Urban residence

4.26

1.11

14.64

<0.001**

Had a chest x-ray done

−0.58

0.90

0.41

0.52

Formally educated

−0.97

0.87

1.22

0.27

Sputum smear-positive

−1.9

1.04

3.19

0.08