Table 2: Healthcare seeking behavior among TB patients in Hawassa city public health facilities, Sidama Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
The first action to illness	Self-medication	98	50.0
	Traditional medicine	4	2
	holly water	16	8.1
	Consult HEW	18	9.1
	Consult HCP at HF	58	29.5
	Other	2	1
Functional status	Working	115	58.7
	Ambulatory	70	35.9
	Bedridden	11	5.4
Facility first visited	Health post	25	13.0
	Public Hospital	66	33.7
	Health center	85	43.5
	Private (Hospital/Clinic)	19	9.8
Health care contacts	Single	77	39.1
Health care contacts	Multiple	119	60.9
Do you think delayed to seek 0 health care	Yes	172	88.0
Do you think delayed to seek 0 health care	No	24	12.0
Place of TB Dx	Health center	60	30.4
	Public hospital	128	65.2
	Private institution	8	4.3
CBHI membership	Yes	83	42.4
CBHI membership	No	113	57.6
TB category	SPPTB	128	65.2
	SNPTB	28	14.1
	EPTB	40	20.7
HIV status	Positive	18	9.2
HIV status	Negative	178	90.8
Contact Hx	Yes	53	27.2
Contact Hx	No	143	72.8
BMI	Normal	104	53.3
	Underweight	72	37.0
	Overweight	17	8.7
	Obese	2	1.1
Comorbidity	Yes	6	3.3
Comorbidity	No	190	96.7
Dx modality	Microscopy	87	44.6
	X-ray	29	15.2
	Both	79	40.2