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Table 2 Care seeking and investigations among tuberculosis patients in seven districts of North Shoa zone, Ethiopia, December 2017

From: Delay in tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in Amhara state, Ethiopia

Variable

Number

Percent

How many times you go to health facility before you disease has been diagnosed?

 1

30

18.5

 2

58

35.8

 3

28

17.3

 4

13

8.1

 5

17

10.5

 6

5

3.1

 7

5

3.1

 8

4

2.4

 12

2

1.2

Delayed health seeking

 Diagnosed at first visit

65

40.1

 Not diagnosed at first visit

97

59.9

Major reasons for patient delay for more that 21 days

 Symptom disappear by itself

76

79

 Financial constrain

10

10

 Used herbal medicine

4

4

 Being HF distant

7

7

Category of TB

 New

140

86.4

 previously treated

22

13.6

The perception of cause of TB by the patients

 Due to draft

78

48.2

 Bacterial infection

59

36.4

 Dust particle

14

8.6

 Others

11

6.8

Where do you go first when you develop sign of TB

 Health post

45

27.7

 Hospital

59

36.4

 Private HF

44

27.2

 Holly water

9

5.6

 Other

5

3.1

Asked about TB at first visit

 yes

92

56.8

 No

70

43.2

Type of TB

 Pulmonary

115

71

 Extra pulmonary

47

29

Give Sputum Sample at first visit

 Yes

86

53.1

 No

76

46.9

Previous contact history

 Yes

43

26.5

 No

119

73.5

Who initiated you to Health facility

 The patient by itself

75

46.3

 Spouse of the patients

22

13.6

 Health extension worker

10

6.1

 My family

19

11.7

 Other relative

24

14.9

 HAD leaders

6

3.7

 Other

6

3.7