From: Determinants of delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Cambodia: a mixed-methods study
Variables | Median | IQR |
---|---|---|
Distance from home to health facility, in kilometer | 4 | 2–6 |
Age, in years | 61 | 52–71 |
Frequency | % | |
Total participants | 721 | 100.0 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 266 | 36.9 |
Rural | 455 | 63.1 |
Sex | ||
Male | 383 | 53.1 |
Female | 338 | 46.9 |
Education levela | ||
Primary and lower | 605 | 84.5 |
Above primary | 111 | 15.5 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 31 | 4.3 |
Currently married | 561 | 77.8 |
Widowed/divorced | 129 | 17.9 |
Ever smoked | ||
Ever (current and past smokers) | 216 | 30.0 |
Never | 505 | 70.0 |
Current smoker | ||
Current smoker | 132 | 18.4 |
Not current smoker | 587 | 81.6 |
Current alcohol usea,b | ||
Non-drinkers | 509 | 71.1 |
Drinkers | 207 | 28.9 |
Presence of other known medical conditions | ||
Yes | 523 | 72.5 |
No | 198 | 27.5 |
Type of TB | ||
Bacteriologically confirmed TB | 284 | 39.4 |
Clinician diagnosed TB | 437 | 60.6 |
Type of diagnostic tests performed | ||
GeneXpert | 605 | 83.9 |
Smear microscopy | 116 | 16.1 |
Cough | ||
Yes | 638 | 88.5 |
No | 83 | 11.5 |
Hemoptysis | ||
Yes | 124 | 17.2 |
No | 597 | 82.8 |
Fever | ||
Yes | 391 | 54.2 |
No | 330 | 45.8 |
Chills | ||
Yes | 126 | 17.5 |
No | 595 | 82.5 |
Weight loss | ||
Yes | 482 | 66.9 |
No | 239 | 33.1 |
Night sweats | ||
Yes | 352 | 48.8 |
No | 369 | 51.2 |
Health care seeking prior to TB diagnosisc | ||
Public health facilities | 244 | 33.8 |
Private health facilities/self-medication | 477 | 66.2 |
TB knowledged | ||
Poor | 179 | 24.8 |
Good | 542 | 75.2 |
Perception about the seriousness of TB as a diseasea | ||
Very serious | 275 | 38.3 |
Not very serious | 444 | 61.7 |
Self-perceived risk of getting TBa | ||
Yes, at-risk | 382 | 56.8 |
No, not at-risk | 291 | 43.2 |
Total General Health Questionnaire-12 scoree | ||
≤ 3 | 364 | 50.5 |
> 3 | 357 | 49.5 |