Table 1.

Characteristic of patients with delayed care seeking for treatment of CSOM.

		Late n=97	Percent
Age of patient	<10 years	11	11.3
	11-20 years	25	25.8
	21-30 years	38	39.2
	>31 years	23	23.7
Gender	Male	39	40.2
	Female	58	59.8
Residence	Rural area	57	58.8
	Urban area	40	41.2
Occupation	Paid employee/Office worker	25	25.8
	Self-employed/Commerce	27	27.8
	Student	45	46.4
Education level	Complete primary/none	44	45.4
	Post primary	53	54.6
Insurance	Health insurance	96	99
	None	1	1.0