From: Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study
 | Delay n (%) | No delay N (%) | Odds ratio and 95%CI |
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Presenting symptoms | Â | Â | Â |
   Cough > 2 weeks | 64/79(81.0) | 98/127(77.2) | OR = 0.8(95%CI 0.39-1.59) |
   Cough with blood | 12/79(15.2) | 15/127(11.8) | OR = 0.7(95%CI 0.33-1.69) |
   Difficult in breathing | 23/79(29.1) | 39/127(30.7) | OR = 1.1(95%CI 0.58-2.00) |
   Chest Pain | 6/79 (7.6) | 32/127(25.2) | OR = 0.2(95%CI 0.10-0.61)‡ |
   Fever | 44/79(55.7) | 70/127(55.1) | OR = 1.0 (95%CI 0.56-1.72) |
   Loss of weight | 20/79(25.3) | 20/127(15.8) | OR = 0.6(95%CI 0.27-1.11) |
Poor knowledge of TB symptoms | Â | Â | Â |
   Cough > 2 weeks | 16/79(20.3) | 17/127(13.4) | OR = 1.64(95%CI 0.78-3.48) |
   Cough with blood | 58/79(73.4) | 108/127(85.0) | OR = 0.5(95%CI 0.24-0.98) |
   Difficult in breathing | 56/79(70.9) | 90/127(70.9) | OR = 1.0(95%CI 0.54-1.86) |
   Chest Pain | 72/79(91.1) | 99/127(78.0) | OR = 2.9(95%CI 1.20- 7.03)‡ |
   Fever | 33/79(41.8) | 49/127(38.6) | OR = 1.1(95%CI 0.64-2.02) |
   Loss of weight | 60/79(75.9) | 103/127(81.1) | OR = 0.7(95%CI 0.37-1.45) |
Poor knowledge of transmission | Â | Â | Â |
   Cough/Sneezing | 10/79(12.7) | 11/127(8.7) | OR = 1.5(95%CI 0.62-3.78) |
   Sharing eating utensils | 71/79(89.9) | 109/127(85.8) | OR = 1.5(95%CI 0.60-3.55) |
   Shaking hands | 31/79(39.2) | 46/127(36.2) | OR = 1.1(95%CI 0.64-2.03) |
   Mosquito bite | 47/78 (60.3) | 64/127(50.4) | OR = 1.5(95%CI 0.84-2.64) |
   Mother to child transmission during pregnancy | 66/79(83.5) | 103/127(81.1) | OR = 1.2(95%CI 0.56-2.49) |
Believe that TB is always associated with HIV/AIDS* | 52/69 (75.4) | 59/111 (53.2) | OR = 2.7(95%CI 1.39- 5.23)‡ |
Poor knowledge of TB curable | 1/79(1.3) | 3/127(2.4) | OR = 0.5(95%CI 0.05-5.19) |