Variable | Frequency | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
Initial symptoms encountered | Cough | 563 | 76.6 |
Night sweat | 345 | 46.9 | |
Fever | 300 | 40.8 | |
Loss of appetite | 279 | 38.0 | |
Chest pain | 267 | 36.3 | |
Weight loss | 236 | 32.1 | |
Haemoptysis | 144 | 19.6 | |
Othersa | 62 | 8.4 | |
First action to illness | Visit HCF | 596 | 81.1 |
Self-treatment | 98 | 13.3 | |
Visit holy water | 26 | 3.5 | |
Consult traditional healer | 15 | 2.0 | |
Perceived reason for not visiting HCF first (n = 149) | Thought illness limit by itself | 97 | 65.1 |
Perceived long waiting time at HCF | 37 | 24.8 | |
Perceived expensive service fee | 37 | 24.8 | |
HCF too far | 29 | 19.5 | |
Other b | 22 | 14.8 | |
First HCF visited | Private clinic | 260 | 35.4 |
Health center | 238 | 32.4 | |
Hospital | 221 | 30.1 | |
Health post | 16 | 2.2 | |
Source of advice/referral to visit first HCF | Self | 472 | 64.2 |
Parent/relative | 280 | 38.1 | |
HEW c | 32 | 4.4 | |
TB patient | 30 | 4.1 | |
HIV care clinic | 16 | 2.2 | |
Otherd | 31 | 4.2 | |
Travel time to first HCF visited | <=1 h | 582 | 79.2 |
> 1 h | 153 | 20.8 | |
Patient delay (days) | Median(IQR) | 25(15–36) |  |
Median (95%CI) | 25(21,28) | Â |