Table 4. Factors associated with patient delay among new adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients attending selected health facilities of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 875).

Variables	Categories	Frequency		COR (95%CI)	AOR (95%CI)
		Patient delay ≤30 days	Patient delay >30 days
Sex	Male	193	174	1.00	1.00
	Female	290	218	1.2(0.92–1.6)	1.1(0.64–1.8)
Income	Poor (Indebt)	118	210	8.8(5.8–14)	5.5(3.3–9.2)*
	Medium (income = expense)	177	144	4(2.7–6.1)	2.6(1.6–4.4)*
	Rich (Saving)	188	38	1.00	1.00
Residence	Rural	86	306	15(10.8–21)	11(7.6–16)*
	Urban	390	92	1.00	1.00
Type of health facility	Hospital	233	134	1.00	1.00
	Health center	164	168	1.8(1.3–2.4)	1.6(1.1–2.4)*
	Private clinic	86	89	3(1.3–2.6)	1.7(1–2.8)*
Distance from nearest health facility, km	≤10	287	210	0.79(0.6–1)	0.8(0.54–1.2)
	>10	195	181	1.00	1.00
Satisfaction	Good	308	138	0.3(.23-.41)	0.9(0.56–1.3)
	Poor	175	254	1.00	1.00
First action to symptoms	Health facility visit	447	241	1.00	1.00
	Visit to non formal
	medication source	36	151	7.8(5.2–11.5)	7(4.3–12)*
HIV status	Positive	64	35	0.6(0.42–0.99)	0.52(0.26–0.99)*
	Negative	419	357	1.00	1.00

*statistically significant at p<0.05