Table 3 Delays between onset and clinical assessment, and between admission to hospital and day of first blood sample, by professional background of patients
| Â | Professional background of patients | Â | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Community member | Health Care Worker | total | p-value | Â | |||
Delay "onset of disease - clinical assessment" (days) | 0-1 | 9 | 41% | 4 | 31% | 13 | 37% | Â |
| Â | 2 | 9 | 41% | 5 | 38% | 14 | 40% | Â |
| Â | 3-4 | 4 | 18% | 1 | 8% | 5 | 14% | Â |
| Â | 5 or more | 0 | 0% | 3 | 23% | 3 | 9% | Â |
| Â | Total | 22 | 100% | 13 | 100% | 35 | 100% | *0.044 |
| Â | mean | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | Â | |||
Delay "admission to hospital - 1st blood sample taken" (days) | < 0 (before admission) | 2 | 10% | 5 | 63% | 7 | 25% | **0.13 |
| Â | 0-1 | 14 | 70% | 2 | 25% | 16 | 57% | Â |
| Â | 2 | 3 | 15% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 11% | Â |
| Â | 3 or more | 1 | 5% | 1 | 13% | 2 | 7% | Â |
| Â | total | 20 | 100% | 8 | 100% | 28 | 100% | *0.009 |