Table 3 Results for the independent variable ‘private healthcare provision’ in Cox proportional hazard model analyses of various time periods between symptom onset, healthcare presentation, investigations and treatment commencement among adult Victorian TB adult patients, 2002–2015

 Health system delay ^{cx sp}

(0.58–1.12)

a^‡ sx^‡ pe p h^‡ o^‡ r

sp.^‡

 Diagnostic delay - presentation to first chest x-ray/CT scan

(0.60–1.18)

sx^‡ pe r p h^‡ o y^‡

 Treatment initiation delay 1 ^sp

(0.82–2.21)

a^‡ p s^‡ c h o y sp.^‡ h#p^‡ a#o^‡ a#sp.^‡ (this interaction term contained no smear positive in the youngest age-group)

 Health system delay ^cx

sx e f‡ c‡ y‡ cx cx#m‡

 Diagnostic delay - presentation to first chest x-ray/CT scan

(0.63–0.99)

s‡ sx p‡ y‡

 Patient delay^b

(1.02–2.00)

sx pe ly e d p c o

 Laboratory delay - specimen collection to culture result^c

(0.68–1.20)

sx pe ly‡ e‡ d‡ r s‡ p c o c#sx‡ sx#o‡

 Treatment initiation delay 2

a sx y‡ sm‡