Total Delay in Treatment of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among New Pulmonary TB Patients in Selected Health Facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18
Table 4
Health accessibility & health seeking behaviors of the study participants among selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.
Variables
Frequency (N=422)
Percentage (%)
Home distance from the nearest health facility
≤10km
232
55.0
>10km
190
45.0
Presence of other HF close to home
Yes
175
41.5
No
247
58.5
First health care seeking/consultation action because of the illness
Gov.t health care provider
159
37.7
Formal private health care provider
152
36.0
Nonformal health care provider
111
26.3
Number healthcare providers visited because of current illness
≤2 healthcare providers
282
66.8
≥3 healthcare providers
140
33.2
Antibiotic Rx because of current illness before diagnosis made
