| Risk factors | Items | Time to diagnosis < 100 days | Time to diagnosis ≥ 100 days | Odds Ratio (95% CI), Fisher Exact p-value |
| Sex | Male | 64 (24.8) | 151 (56.8) | 1.04 (0.92 - 1.18), p = 0.60 |
| Feminine | 13 (04,9) | 38 (14.3) | ||
| Age | ≤40 years | 45 (16.9) | 32 (12.0) | 1.28 (0.75 - 2.18), p = 0.41 |
| >40 years | 99 (37.2) | 90 (33.8) | ||
| Smoking | Yes | 34 (12.8) | 78 (29.3) | 0.89 (0.52 - 1.52). P = 0.68 |
| No | 43 (16.2) | 111 (41.7) | ||
| Primary healthcare/ Pharmacy | Yes | 120 (45.1) | 69 (25.9) | 0.35 (0.20 - 0.60), p < 0.0001 |
| No | 29 (10.9) | 48 (18.0) | ||
| Traditional therapy/ Self-medication | Yes | 73 (27.4) | 116 (43.6) | 2.24 (1.30 - 3.83), p = 0.004 |
| No | 45 (16.9) | 31 (11.7) | ||
| Hemoptysis | Yes | 1 (0,4) | 33 (12.4) | 16.07 (2.16 - 119.78), p < 0.0001 |
| No | 76 (28.6) | 156 (58.6) | ||
| Dyspnea | Yes | 25 (09.4) | 144 (54.1) | 6.66 (3.72 - 11.92), p < 0.00001 |
| No | 52 (19.5) | 45 (16.9) | ||
| Personal reason | Yes | 36 (13.5) | 66 (24.8) | 0.61 (0.36 - 1.05), p = 0.095 |
| No | 41 (15.4) | 123 (46.2) | ||
| professional reason | Yes | 54 (20.3) | 58 (21.8) | 1.04 (0.58 - 1.85), p = 1.00 |
| No | 131 (49.2) | 23 (08.6) | ||
| Financial reason | Yes | 117 (44.0) | 60 (22.6) | 2.17 (1.18 - 4.01), p = 0.015 |
| No | 72 (27.1) | 17 (06.4) | ||
| Social reason | Yes | 120 (45.1) | 64 (24.1) | 2.83 (1.46 - 5.51), p = 0.002 |
| No | 69 (25.9) | 13 (04.9) | ||
| Health worker did not request TB test | Yes | 31 (11.7) | 64 (24.1) | 2.17 (1.17 - 4.04), p = 0.018 |
| No | 158 (59.4) | 23 (08.6) |