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Table 6 Cross tabulation of Bihari and Nepali VL patients facing times of two weeks or more for T P, T D and T T

From: Visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis and reporting delays as an obstacle to timely response actions in Nepal and India

 

Country

N

Yes

No

Fisher's exact test

Time from feeling sick to seeking health care (TP) exceeds two weeks

Bihar

49

6

43

p < 0.001

Nepal

46

24

22

Time from seeking health care to receiving the VL diagnosis (TD) exceeds two weeks

Bihar

49

43

6

p < 0.001

Nepal

46

16

30

Time from diagnosis to receiving treatment (TT) exceeds two weeks

Bihar

48

3

45

p = 1.000

Nepal

43

3

40

  1. Results of Fisher’s exact significance tests are given in the table.