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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies conducted in Ethiopia on patients delay in Tuberculosis diagnosis

From: Patient delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First

author (publication year)

Region

Data collection period

Study population

Sample size

Prolonged delay classification (days)

Response rate

Median (IQR)

Prolonged delay (%)

Adenager et al. (2017) [28]

Addis Ababa

April to

June 2012

Both SP and SN PTB patients

422

> 21

99.76%

17 (9–33)

42.1%

Alema et al. (2019) [16]

Tigray

Nov. 1, 2015 to

Jan.30, 2016

new PTB patients

422

> 30

 

30 (21–60)

 

Asefa et al. (2014) [29]

SNNPR

June to December 2012

SPPTB patients

328

> 30

NR

30 (20.2–60)

NR

Asres et al. (2017) [17]

Amhara

April 8 to July 7, 2013

All newly diagnosed TB patients

605

> 30

100%

45 (3–425)

53.4%

Asres et al. (2019) [18]

SNNPR

January

to December 2015

all new SP,

SN and EPTB cases

735

> 25

NR

25 (15–36)

NR

Belay et al. (2012) [30]

Afar

September 2009 and March 2010

TB

patients

216

> 20

78%

20 (8–60)

76%

Bogale et al. (2017) [31]

Amhara

February to May, 2016

PTB cases

296

NR

NR

Mean, 33.9(sd = 14)

NR

Demissie et al. (2002) [32]

Addis Abeba

August 1 to December 311,998

Newly PTB patients

700

> 30

NR

60

NR

Fuge et al. (2018) [9]

SNNRP

May and

September, 2016

TB patients

398

> 21

99.3

30 (5–120)*

58.2%

Gebeyehu et al. (2014) [10]

Amhara

January to April, 2013

SP, SN and EPTB

376

> 21

NR

SP27(10–59)

SN 30 (9–65)

NR

Gebreegziabher et al. (2016) [19]

Amhara

Oct 2013 to Oct 2014.

All new PTB patients

706

> 30

NR

18 (8–34)

NR

Getnet et al. (2019) [11]

Somali

between December 2017 and October 2018

All PTB patients

442

> 30

NR

For cases:50 (40–72)

For controls: 20 (14–25)

48.87%

Hussen et al. (2012) [8]

Oromiya

February

to March 2011

All pulmonary TB patients

129

> 14

96%

63 (14–896)*

* = range

NR

Mekonnen et al. (2014) [22]

Amhara

10 March – 08 May 2012

TB patients

315

NR

NR

30 (3–270)*

* = range

52.4%

Mesfin et al. (2005) [33]

Tigray

NR

TB patients

237

> 21

NR

SPPTB:90

SNPTB:60

EXTB:90

NR

Seid et al. (2018) [34]

Amhara

April1, 2016 to January 30, 2017

TB patients

382

> 30

NR

30 (15–60)

41%

Shiferaw et al. (2019) [35]

Amhara

01 to 30 December 2017

All TB patients

170

> 21

95.3%

Mean: 53.2 (± 8.54).

59.9%

Tsegaye et al. (2016) [12]

Amhara

July 1 to September 30, 2013

All PTB patients

528

> 30

99.1%

36 (36)

62.3%

Wondimu et al. (2007) [13]

Oromiya

January 11, 2006 to April

11, 2006

All PTB patients

201

NR

99.5%

28

NR

Yarlagadda et al. (2018) [36]

Oromiya

February 9 to 20/2015

All PTB patients

105

> 21

NR

91 (mean)

58.09%

Yimer et al. (2005) [37]

Amhara

September 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003

new smear positive PTB patients

384

> 30

NR

30 (15–90)

NR

Yimer et al. (2014) [14]

Amhara

January to August 2010

All PTB patients

201

> 30

NR

21 (7–60]

68.7%

Yirgu et al. (2017) [20]

Oromiya

June to July 2014

All PTB patients

358

> 14

100%

15 (5–30)

 

Zeleke et al. (2014) [15]

SNNR

March 2013 to February 2014

SPPTB patients

221

> 35

98.6%

35

NR

  1. SNNRP Southern nations, nationalities, and peoples’ region, NR Not Report, SPPTB Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis, SN smear negative, EPTB extra pulmonary tuberculosis
  2. * = P < 0.05 (The 95%CI does not include one)