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Characteristics
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Total patients (n = 7284)
|
Patient delay (n = 7275)
|
Health system diagnosis delay (n = 7283)
|
Health system treatment delay (n = 7270)
|
Diagnosis delay (n = 7269)
|
Health system delay (n = 7275)
|
Total delay (n = 7262)
|
|---|
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N (%)
|
Median (IQR)
|
Median (IQR)
|
Median (IQR)
|
Median (IQR)
|
Median (IQR)
|
Median (IQR)
|
|---|
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Total
|
7284 (100)
|
16(6,34)
|
1 (0, 5)
|
0(0,0)
|
21(10,40)
|
2(0,6)
|
22(11,41)
|
|
Classification
|
|
PTB smear positive
|
2440 (33.5)
|
20(7,49)
|
1(0,4)
|
0(0,0)
|
24(11,57)
|
2(0,5)
|
25(11,59)
|
|
PTB smear negative
|
4324 (59.4)
|
15(4,32)
|
2(0,6)
|
0(0,0)
|
20(10,37)
|
2(0,6)
|
21(10,38)
|
|
PTB smear status unknown
|
34 (0.5)
|
22(7,47)
|
3(1,6)
|
0(0,0)
|
32(14,73)
|
4(1,8)
|
32(22,73)
|
|
Pleurisy
|
483 (6.6)
|
15(7,30)
|
2(0,6)
|
0(0,1)
|
20(12,32)
|
2(1,6)
|
20(13,32)
|
|
EPTB
|
3 (< 0.1)
|
25(17,74)
|
0(0,0)
|
0(0,1)
|
25(17,74)
|
0(0,1)
|
25(18,74)
|
|
Category
|
|
New
|
6915 (94.9)
|
16(5,34)
|
1(0,5)
|
0(0,0)
|
21(10,40)
|
2(0,6)
|
22(11,41)
|
|
Retreated
|
369 (5.1)
|
19(8,41)
|
2(0,4)
|
0(0,1)
|
23(12,46)
|
2(0,5)
|
23(13,48)
|
|
HIV
|
|
Positive
|
9 (0.1)
|
31(20,57)
|
2(0,10)
|
0(0,0)
|
44(29,59)
|
2(0,11)
|
44(29,59)
|
|
Negative
|
2864 (39.3)
|
14(6,33)
|
2(1,7)
|
0(0,1)
|
20(11,40)
|
3(1,8)
|
21(12,41)
|
|
Unknownb
|
4411 (60.6)
|
18(6,35)
|
1(0,4)
|
0(0,0)
|
22(10,40)
|
1(0,4)
|
23(10,41)
|
|
Registered in referral hospital
|
|
Yes
|
4153 (57.0)
|
17(7,33)
|
2(1,5)
|
0(0,0)
|
22(11,38)
|
2(1,6)
|
23(11,39)
|
|
No
|
3131 (43.0)
|
15(4,36)
|
1(0,5)
|
0(0,0)
|
21(9,44)
|
1(0,6)
|
21(10,46)
|
- Few dates missing for some patients, hence total assessed for each type of delay may not be 7284
- TB tuberculosis, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis, EPTB extrapulmonary tuberculosis, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, IQR interquartile range
- aregistered in web-based TB information management system
- bTB examinations were routinely carried out in all new or follow up HIV/AIDS patients nationwide while TB patients were screened with HIV tests only in selected high HIV epidemic counties
