Table 3.
Association between delay in treatment of tuberculosis and socioeconomic characteristics of patients (N = 269)
| Socioeconomic characteristics | Patients without delay in treatment n (%) | Patients with delay in treatment n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 15–20 | 32 (50.8) | 31 (49.2) | 0.071 |
| 21–30 | 36 (40.9) | 52 (59.1) | |
| 31–40 | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) | |
| 41–50 | 13 (29.0) | 32 (71.0) | |
| 51–60 | 4 (21.1) | 15 (79.0) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 39 (21.1) | 100 (71.9) | 0.000** |
| Male | 70 (53.8) | 60 (46.2) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 32 (35.2) | 59 (64.8) | 0.264 |
| Married | 72 (44.4) | 90 (55.6) | |
| Widowed | 5 (31.3) | 11 (68.7) | |
| Household size | |||
| 1–5 | 28 (39.0) | 44 (61.0) | 0.585 |
| 5–10 | 64 (43.5) | 83 (56.5) | |
| 10–15 | 12 (37.5) | 20 (62.5) | |
| > 15 | 5 (27.8) | 13 (72.2) | |
| Literacy | |||
| Illiterate | 60 (41.1) | 86 (58.9) | 0.901 |
| Literate | 49 (39.8) | 74 (60.2) | |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 55 (53.9) | 47 (46.1) | 0.001** |
| Rural | 54 (32.3) | 113 (67.7) | |
| House type | |||
| Low quality | 80 (39.8) | 121 (60.2) | 0.679 |
| High quality | 29 (42.7) | 39 (57.3) | |
| House ownership | |||
| Yes | 53 (44.9) | 65 (55.1) | 0.194 |
| No | 56 (37.1) | 95 (62.9) | |
| Monthly income | |||
| < 250 | 46 (31.3) | 101 (68.7) | 0.002** |
| 250–500 | 38 (46.3) | 44 (53.7) | |
| 500–750 | 14 (58.3) | 10 (41.7) | |
| > 750 | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.2) | |
| Income sufficiency | |||
| Yes | 60 (51.3) | 57 (48.7) | 0.002** |
| No | 49 (32.2) | 103 (67.8) | |
| Source of income | |||
| Agriculture | 18 (23.4) | 59 (76.6) | 0.000** |
| Trader | 22 (53.7) | 19 (46.3) | |
| Laborer | 35 (38.0) | 57 (62.0) | |
| Servant | 21 (63.6) | 12 (36.4) | |
| Others | 13 (50.0) | 13 (50.0) | |
*
P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01.