Table 2: Health care system factors and tuberculosis treatment delay among pulmonary TB patients in Hadiya zone health facilities, SNNPR, April 2017.

Variables Number Health system delay COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) p-value
Yes No
Provider contact
≤ 2 types 205 43 162 1 1 1
> 2 types 135 60 75 3 (1.869, 4.860) 3.405 (1.910, 6.069) 0.001
Distance to health fancily
Distance ≤ 10 km 296 81 215 1 0.505 (0.410, 1.552) 0.220
> 10 km 44 22 22 2.6 (1.39, 5.05)
Prolonged referral b/n provider
YES 107 39 58 1.88 (1.145, 3.09) 3.005 (1.592, 5.671) < 0.001
NO 263 64 179 1 1 1
Ever tried other drugs and not cured
Yes 107 42 46 2.97 (1.79, 4.94) 4.0 (2.144, 7.465) 0.001
NO 233 61 172 1 1 1
Long waiting during services
YES 183 57 126 1.07 (0.67, 1.22) 1.213 (0.678, 2.169) 0.515
NO 157 48 109 1 1 1