Itinerary | Effective | Percentage |
Self-medication and consultation with the healer | ||
Yes | 118 | 44.40 |
No | 148 | 55.60 |
Number of structures attended | ||
one to two | 141 | 53.0 |
Three or more | 125 | 47.0 |
Type of structure frequented | ||
Community health center | 162 | 60.90 |
Reference health center | 104 | 30.10 |
Private health structure | 106 | 39.85 |
Pharmacy | 117 | 44.0 |
Hospital | 11 | 04.14 |
Test used for diagnosis | ||
Microscopy | 205 | 77.07 |
GeneXpert® MTB/RIF | 61 | 22.93 |
Structures that requested the diagnosis | ||
Referral health center | 23 | 08.60 |
Hospital | 243 | 91.40 |
Reasons for delay in consultation or diagnosis | ||
Financial | 89 | 33.50 |
Personal | 102 | 38.30 |
Social | 82 | 30.83 |
Professional | 81 | 30.50 |
Healthcare worker (medical) | 112 | 79.70 |
Cost of expenses before diagnosis | ||
Less than 50,000 FCFA | 44 | 16.5 |
50,000 - 100,000 FCFA | 95 | 35.7 |
More than 100,000 FCFA | 127 | 47.7 |
Patient delay (in days) | ||
0 - 30 | 56 | 21.05 |
31 - 60 | 163 | 61.28 |
≥61 | 47 | 17.67 |
Medical delay (in days) | ||
0 - 30 | 55 | 20.68 |
31 - 60 | 167 | 62.78 |
61 and over | 44 | 16.54 |
Diagnosis delay (in days) | ||
1 - 90 | 77 | 28.95 |
120 - 150 | 185 | 69.55 |
≥150 | 4 | 01.50 |