Table 3b.
Median delay in days to care-seeking, diagnosis and treatment according to first health care provider encountered (N = 414).
| Delay type | Type of HCP first visited prior to presentation at site of recruitment |
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| Informal providers/ pharmacy/drug store n = 161 | Community Health Center n = 60 | Public hospital n = 9 | Private hospital n = 36 | Private Practitioner n = 148 | p-value | |
| Patient delay (n = 401)* | 31 (15–61) | 31 (14–31) | 47 (30–110) | 30 (7–61) | 30 (14–61) | 0·08 |
| Diagnostic delay | 23 (10–45) | 18 (7–47) | 10 (1–22) | 7 (0–22) | 31 (14–65) | <0·001 |
| Treatment delay | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 0·15 |
| Health system delay | 28 (12–47) | 19 (10–53) | 11 (2–27) | 10 (2–29) | 34 (14–68) | <0·001 |
| Total delay (n = 401)* | 63 (41–107) | 57 (34–132) | 72 (46–111) | 37 (18–104) | 71 (37–123) | 0·31 |
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13 people did not present with symptoms and were therefore excluded from this delay calculation. Time delay is presented as a median and IQR (interquartile range). HCP=Healthcare provider.