Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and health seeking behavior of TB patients in Dessie city and surrounding, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 382)
| Characteristics | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Practiced self-medication | No | 326 (85.3) |
| Yes | 56 (14.7) | |
| Use of non-prescribed medications | No | 348 (91.1) |
| Yes | 34 (8.9) | |
| TB category | SPPTB | 96 (25.1) |
| SNPTB | 132 (34.6) | |
| EPTB | 154 (40.3) | |
| Exposure to TB patient | Yes | 39 (10.2) |
| No | 343 (89.8) | |
| HIV serostatus | Positive | 78 (20.4) |
| Negative | 304 (79.6) | |
| Initially visited HF | Gov’t | 301 (78.8) |
| Private | 81 (21.2) | |
| Diagnostic tests | microscopy | 59 (15.4) |
| Chest X-ray | 109 (28.5) | |
| microscopy and chest X-ray | 179 (46.9) | |
| Gene-Xpert | 35 (9.2) | |
| Initially consulted HCP | Internist | 108 (28.3) |
| GP | 159 (41.6) | |
| Nurses/HO | 115 (30.1) | |
| Health care contacts | Single | 149 (39) |
| Multiple | 233 (61) | |
HCP health care provider, GP general practitioner, HO health officer, HF health facilities