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[Preprint]. 2025 May 8:rs.3.rs-6406297. [Version 1] doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6406297/v1

Table 1.

Definition of the Three Delays

Delay Type Definition
Delay in Seeking Care (D1) Not seeking biomedical care for any reason including:
- Consultation of a traditional healer
- Perceived lack of need
- Fear or mistrust
- Financial limitations
- Lack of knowledge about available treatment
- Lack of accessible health services
- Time constraints
Delay in Reaching Care (D2) - Taking more than an hour to be transported to an in-camp health facility and/or
- Waiting more than an hour for transportation
Delay in Receiving Care (D3) - Waiting more than six additional hours after reaching an in-camp health facility to receive care