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