Table 2 Median diagnosis and treatment delay among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Hunan province stratified by demographic and clinical characteristics
Variables | Frequency (%) | Median time to diagnosis in days (IQR) | Median time to treatment in days (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Female | 326 (26.1) | 30 (8–68) | 1 (0–17) |
 Male | 922 (73.9) | 26 (6–65) | 1 (0–25) |
Year of diagnosis | |||
 2013 | 44 (3.5) | 23.5 (10–49) | 0 (0–3) |
 2014 | 63(5.1) | 28 (6–65) | 1 (0–7) |
 2015 | 186 (14.9) | 26 (7–77) | 1 (0–23) |
 2016 | 301 (24.1) | 29 (8–62) | 1 (0–19) |
 2017 | 271 (21.7) | 29 (6–70) | 1 (0–20) |
 2018 | 383 (30.7) | 26 (4–65) | 3 (0–31) |
Current address | |||
 Foreign nationality | 37 (3.0) | 31 (9–75) | 10 (10–37) |
 Hunan province | 1,151 (92.2) | 26 (6–66) | 1 (0–20) |
 Another province | 60 (4.8) | 39 (13–64) | 8 (0–37) |
Occupation | |||
 Child and students | 42 (3.4) | 12.5 (1–32) | 4.5 (0–24) |
 Government employees | 23 (1.8) | 30 (1–53) | 8 (0–19) |
 Farmers | 990 (79.3) | 29 (7–67) | 1 (0–20) |
 Housekeepers | 89 (7.1) | 22 (6–60) | 5 (0–26) |
 Privately employed | 19 (1.5) | 22 (1–91) | 23 (0–61) |
 Retired | 58 (4.7) | 24.5 (4–81) | 12 (1–38) |
 Othersa | 27 (2.2) | 37 (10–75) | 0 (0–37) |
Ethnicity | |||
 Han | 1,149 (92.1) | 27 (7–65) | 1 (0–26) |
 Dong | 11 (0.9) | 44 (21–291) | 1 (0–3) |
 Miao | 22 (1.8) | 36 (12–96) | 3.5 (0–16) |
 Tujia | 54 (4.2) | 27.5 (3–77) | 1 (0–5) |
 Yao | 7 (0.6) | 14 (4–42) | 1 (0–3) |
 Othersb | 5 (0.4) | 10 (9–12) | 17 (1–50) |
Patient source | |||
 Health check | 11 (0.9) | 3 (0–10) | 5 (0–18) |
 Recommended for consultation due to symptoms | 11(0.9) | 34 (10–60) | 0 (0–4) |
 Referral | 393 (31.5) | 22 (3–65) | 2 (0–16) |
 Seeking consultation due to symptoms | 385 (30.9) | 30 (13–69) | 0 (0–1) |
 Identified through contact tracing | 440 (35.8) | 27.5 (5–66) | 19 (0–42.5) |
Detainees | |||
 No | 1,242 (99.5) | 27 (7–66) | 1 (0–24) |
 Yes | 6 (0.5) | 14 (5–35) | 13 (0–50) |
Treatment category | |||
 New treatment | 1,037 (83.1) | 27 (6–63) | 1 (0–26) |
 Retreatment | 211 (16.9) | 29 (12–84) | 1 (0–11) |
1st diagnosis institution type | |||
 CDC | 998 (80.7) | 28 (7–65) | 1 (0–26) |
 Hospital | 225 (18.2) | 24 (3–69) | 0 (0–16) |
 TB dispensary | 14 (1.1) | 17 (10–38) | 3 (0–13) |
Severely ill | |||
 No | 1,197 (95.9) | 27 (7–66) | 1 (0–22) |
 Yes | 51 (4.1) | 31 (8–66) | 16 (0–34) |