Table 1.

Socio Demography of Patients and Its association with Overall Delay

		No delay		Delayed		Chi square	p value
		n=62	%	n=88	%
Age of Patient (years)	<45	14	22.6	17	19.3	0.42	0.8
	45-64	32	51.6	50	56.8
	>64	16	25.8	21	23.9
Religion	Hindu	50	80.6	77	87.5	1.31	0.25
	Others	12	19.4	11	12.5
Area of residence	Rural	44	71.0	58	65.9	0.42	0.5
	Urban	18	29.0	30	34.1
Type of Family	Nuclear	27	43.5	33	37.5	2.08	0.35
	Joint	20	32.3	24	27.3
	Third Generation	15	24.2	31	35.2
Education of Patient	Illiterate	11	17.7	32	36.4	10.39	0.03
	Primary	11	17.7	14	15.9
	Secondary	9	14.5	18	20.5
	High School	18	29.0	13	14.8
	Higher Secondary and above	13	21.0	11	12.5
Education of caregiver	Illiterate	3	4.8	8	9.1	3.4	0.4
	Primary	3	4.8	7	8.0
	Secondary	9	14.5	17	19.3
	High School	22	35.5	31	35.2
	Higher Secondary and above	25	40.3	25	28.4
Occupation of patient	Working	20	32.3	32	36.4	0.27	0.6
	Stay at home	42	67.7	56	63.6
Occupation of caregiver	Stay at Home	17	27.4	37	42.0	9.95	0.01
	Daily wage/Farming	8	12.9	17	19.3
	Self Employed	20	32.3	11	12.5
	Salaried/Pension	17	27.4	23	26.1
Socioeconomic Class	Class I (Upper)	4	6.5	7	8.0	3.9	0.4
	Class II (Upper Middle)	10	16.1	6	6.8
	Class III (Lower Middle)	15	24.2	19	21.6
	Class IV (Upper Lower)	24	38.7	39	44.3
	Class V (Lower)	9	14.5	17	19.3
Insurance coverage	No	13	21.0	16	18.2	0.18	0.6
	Yes	49	79.0	72	81.8
Healthcare facilities visited for diagnosis	1	47	75.8	59	67.0	1.34	0.25
	2 or more	15	24.2	29	33