VARIBLES

CATEGORY

DELAYED DURATION (>30 Days)

DURATION (≤30 Days)

TOTAL

Chi-square

P-Value

N

%

N

%

N

%

X²

P

HIV status

Positive

65

76.5

20

23.5

85

38.8

23.412

0.003

Negative

68

73.1

25

26.9

93

42.5

Unknown

35

85.4

6

14.6

41

18.7

Level of Education

No formal education

13

86.7

2

13.3

15

6.8

20.194

0.064

Primary

28

84.8

5

15.2

33

15.1

Secondary

59

71.1

24

28.9

83

37.9

Tertiary

68

77.3

20

22.7

88

40.2

Distance of DOTS Center

<5 km

51

61.4

32

38.6

83

37.9

34.908

0.000

5 - 10 km

83

83.8

16

16.2

99

45.2

>10 km

34

91.9

3

8.1

37

16.9

Symtoms experienced

Cough

106

51.9

98

48.1

204

93.1

46.857

0.001

Haemoptysis

4

66.7

2

33.3

6

2.8

Weight loss

1

33.3

2

66.7

3

1.4

Night fever

1

25.0

3

75.0

4

1.8

Breathing difficulty

1

50.0

1

50.0

2

0.9

Knowledge about causes of TB

Alcohol

40

59.7

27

40.3

67

30.6

42.322

0.040

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

0

0

2

100

2

0.9

Smoking

29

60.4

19

39.6

48

21.9

Witch craft

5

33.3

10

66.7

15

6.9

Dust

1

50.0

1

50.0

48

21.9

Others

24

61.5

15

38.5

39

17.8

Occupation

Student

22

64.7

12

35.3

34

15.5

34.217

0.025

Civil servant

48

81.4

11

18.6

59

26.9

Trader

50

69.4

20

30.6

72

32.9

House wife

7

100

0

0

7

3.2

Unemployed

13

86.7

2

13.3

15

6.8

Others

26

81.3

6

18.7

32

14.7

Sex

Male

92

75.4

30

24.6

122

55.7

1.310

0.861

Female

76

78.4

21

21.6

97

44.3

Age (Years)

0 - 15

4

57.1

3

42.9

7

3.2

24.057

0.088

>15 - 30

40

59.7

20

40.3

67

30.6

>30 - 45

65

79.3

17

20.7

82

37.4

>45 - 60

28

77.7

8

22.3

36

16.4

>60

24

88.9

3

11.1

27

12.3