Table 1.

Patient factors and their unadjusted association with test-seeking delay^*

		Univariate regression of patient delay in test-seeking behavior†
Factor	Tuberculosis patients (N = 108)	Coefficient	P value
Socio-demographic factors
Female gender; % (number)	40% (43)	0.27	0.2
Age; median years (IQR)	33 (IQR 21–46)	0.012	0.047
Education less than completion of secondary schooling; % (number)	57% (62)	0.33	0.1
Household spending index (low, scored 0–3); % (number)	59% (64)	−0.0080	0.9
Household ownership index (low, 0–2 items); % (number)	65% (63/97)	0.11	0.1
Number of household residents; mean (SD)	7.3 ± 3.5	−0.029	0.3
Crowding (no. of people per room); mean (SD)	2.7 ± 2.4	0.0020	1.0
Perceived risk factors
Belief that TB is curable (yes response); % (number)	92% (99)	0.64	0.08
Perceived severity (1–10 scale); mean (SD)	6.5 ± 2.2	0.0070	0.9
Perceived contagious. (1–10 scale); mean (SD)	7.1 ± 2.3	0.013	0.8
Perceived high prevalence of TB in local community; % (number)	41% (42/102)	0.46	0.03
Actual risk factors
History of household cohabitant with TB; % (number)	39% (42/107)	−0.049	0.8
History of known contact with TB; % (number)	63% (67/106)	0.49	0.02
Stigma-related factors
Would avoid neighbor with TB; % (number)	68% (71/105)	0.020	0.9
Would be embarrassed by TB in family member; % (number)	40% (43/107)	−0.053	0.8
Access to health services
Time to travel to closest health service; median minutes (IQR)	15 (IQR 6.0–22)	−0.000060	1.0

^*TB = tuberculosis; IQR = inter-quartile range; SD = standard deviation.

^†The dependent variable was the natural logarithm of the days delay in test-seeking for tuberculosis symptoms.