Table 4 Health system delay in the initiation of TB treatment among patients first receiving advice from non-qualified or from qualified practitioners
From: Health seeking behaviour and delayed management of tuberculosis patients in rural Bangladesh
Characteristics | Non-qualified Practitioner | SD | Qualified Practitioner | SD | Overall delay | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Days | Days | Days | ||||
Mean | Mean | Mean | ||||
All | 66.52 | 80.24 | 70.90 | 207.66 | 68.50 | 151.61 |
Age | ||||||
  ≤ 44 | 67.66 | 85.58 | 70.84 | 97.09 | 69.07 | 90.47 |
  >  44 | 65.70 | 76.65 | 70.93 | 257.22 | 68.11 | 182.80 |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 61.01 | 78.13 | 72.95 | 234.65 | 66.57 | 169.70 |
 Female | 80.60 | 84.70 | 64.55 | 81.84 | 73.88 | 83.33 |
Religion | ||||||
 Muslim | 69.36 | 83.79 | 78.43 | 225.94 | 73.35 | 162.10 |
 Hindu | 45.22 | 40.93 | 32.86 | 42.84 | 38.56 | 41.89 |
Education | ||||||
 Uneducated | 78.72 | 85.34 | 74.05 | 81.92 | 76.38 | 84.13 |
 Educated | 61.25 | 57.23 | 71.81 | 64.51 | 66.53 | 62.87 |
Income | ||||||
  ≤ 3500 | 70.07 | 91.03 | 71.56 | 273.58 | 70.75 | 173.91 |
  >  3500 | 58.26 | 46.13 | 69.22 | 100.46 | 63.07 | 74.65 |
BCG vaccination | ||||||
 No | 76.46 | 89.71 | 78.81 | 80.38 | 77.63 | 87.10 |
 Yes | 64.79 | 68.34 | 71.23 | 74.51 | 68.01 | 78.42 |