Table 5.
Distribution of total treatment delay among sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.
| Variables | Total treatment delay (≥60 days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | Total | |
| Sex of the participants | |||
| Male | 147 (62.6) | 88( 37.4) | 235 |
| Female | 60 (32.1) | 127 (67.9 ) | 187 |
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| Age of the participants/year | |||
| 15-25 | 69 (52.3 ) | 63 ( 47.7) | 132 |
| 26-35 | 125 (52) | 60 (48 ) | 125 |
| 36-45 | 46( 44.2) | 58 (55.8 ) | 104 |
| >45 | 27 ( 44.3) | 34 ( 55.7) | 61 |
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| Marital status of study participants | |||
| Married | 106(45.3) | 128(54.7) | 234 |
| Single | 106(53.5) | 128(46.5) | 234 |
| Others | 10(55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 18 |
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| Educational status/level | |||
| Not attended formal education | 38(21.6) | 138(78.4) | 176 |
| Primary school | 99(68.8) | 45(31.2) | 144 |
| Secondary school | 48 (68.6) | 22(31.4) | 70 |
| Higher education | 22(68.8) | 10(31.2) | 32 |
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| Religion of the study participants | |||
| Orthodox Christian | 46(48.9) | 48(51.1) | 94 |
| Protestant Christian | 132(48.5) | 140(51.5) | 272 |
| Muslim | 29(51.8) | 27(48. 2) | 56 |
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| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 123(70.3) | 52(29.7) | 175 |
| Rural | 84(34.0) | 163(66.0) | 247 |
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| Ethnicity of the study participants | |||
| Gedeo | 120(48.6) | 127(51.4) | 247 |
| Oromo | 34(41.5) | 48(58.5) | 82 |
| Amhara | 20(55.6) | 16(44.4) | 36 |
| Sedamo | 23(59.0) | 16(41.0) | 39 |
| Others | 10(55.6) | 8(44.4) | 18 |
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| Occupation of the study participants | |||
| Farmer | 92 (47.2) | 103(52.8) | 195 |
| Employed | 28(50.0 ) | 28(50.0 ) | 56 |
| Daily laborer | 21(46.7 ) | 24(53.3 ) | 45 |
| Student | 40(51.9) | 37(48.1) | 77 |
| Merchant | 26(53.1) | 23(46.9) | 49 |
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| Mean family size of the study participants | |||
| 1-4 individuals | 77(52.7) | 69(47.3) | 146 |
| 5-7 individuals | 102(50.5) | 100(49.5) | 202 |
| 28(37.8) | 46 (62.2 ) | 74 | |
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| Estimated mean monthly family income /birr | |||
| ≤500 | 70(40.7) | 102(59.3) | 172 |
| 501-1000 | 72(59 ) | 50( 41) | 122 |
| 28(54.9) | 23(45.1) | 51 | |
| Unknown/ No-regular income | 37( 48.1) | 40(51.9) | 77 |
| Total | 207(49.1) | 215(50.9) | 100% |