Table 4 Results of bivariate linear regression for significant (p < 0.05) predictors in models of delay spent in visits to non-TB providers

Number of times cough medication received

8.85

0.0001

(4.54, 13.16)

Total cost for care^a

6.56

0.0036

(2.19, 10.93)

Suspected illness was TB

−9.89

0.0350

(−19.02, − 0.76)

Received cough medication

23.33

0.0016

(9.06, 37.59)

Knows appetite loss or weight loss is symptom of TB

−10.77

0.0481

(−21.38, −0.16)

Knows coughing blood or chest pain is symptom of TB

−9.74

0.0313

(−18.54, −0.94)

Sought care for bone or joint pain

37.38

0.0004

(16.88, 57.87)

Evaluated for TB due to bone or joint pain

21.25

0.0148

(4.31, 38.19)