Table 2 Associations of diagnosis delay (defined as > 3 weeks) with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among new pulmonary TB patients

Age, years

0.7

0.7

 18–24

91 (18)

1

1

 25–45

333 (65)

1.06 (0.59–1.89)

0.81 (0.39–1.67)

  > 45

189 (17)

1.18 (0.57–2.41)

1.08 (0.44–2.66)

Sex

0.9

0.6

 Female

160 (31)

1

1

 Male

353 (69)

0.97 (0.61–1.53)

0.84 (0.46–1.51)

HIV status

0.4

0.5

 Negative

366 (71)

1

1

 Positive

147 (29)

0.81 (0.50–1.30)

0.83 (0.46–1.52)

Occupation

0.4

0.1

 Unemployed, or h/wife

103 (20)

1

1

 Unskilled labor

69 (13)

1.65 (0.78–3.52)

1.24 (0.48–3.26)

 Semiskilled labor

341 (67)

1.38 (0.77–2.46)

0.69 (0.32–1.51)

Household income

0.1

0.3

  < $200 per month

408 (80)

1

1

  ≥ $200 per month

105 (20)

1.51 (0.92–2.49)

1.34 (0.73–2.47)

Household size, persons

< 0.001

0.2

  ≥ 4

137 (27)

1

1

 2–3

331 (64)

2.57 (1.40–4.74)

1.38 (0.67–2.83)

 Single

45 (9)

5.86 (2.60–13.21)

1.81 (0.71–4.59)

Visits to a HCF

< 0.001

0.9

  > 2

216 (42)

1

1

  ≤ 2

297 (58)

3.31 (2.01–5.46)

0.99 (0.52–1.90)

Prior purchase of medication

0.001

0.01

 No

52 (10)

1

1

 Yes

461 (90)

0.37 (0.20–0.68)

0.31 (0.14–0.71)

Chest pain

0.002

<0.001

 Yes

411 (80)

1

1

 No

102 (20)

2.18 (1.34–3.54)

7.97 (3.15–20.19)

Hemoptysis

<0.001

<0.001

 No

366 (71)

1

1

 Yes

147 (29)

6.11 (3.87–9.66)

25.37 (11.15–57.74)