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Table 1 (abstract A49). Delays in provision of TB care services, Internal Program Evaluation data, Revised National TB Control Program, 2014 (N=2240)

From: Proceedings of ‘FETP-ICON 2020’ Conference

Particulars Patient sided delay
Mean (SD) [95%CI]
Diagnostic Delay
Mean (SD) [95%CI]
Treatment delay
Mean (SD) [95%CI]
Number of visits before diagnosis
Median (Range)
Type of Provider
 Private 27(52)[23-31] 24(46)[21-27] 4(10)[3-4] 2 (1-6)
 Public 29(45)[26-33] 11(30)[8-13] 5(18)[4-6] 1 (1-4)
RNTCP Zone
 North 21(39)[18-24] 15(35)[11-18] 6(14)[5-7] 2 (1-9)
 South 20(32)[16-24] 14(22)[11-16] 5(4)[4-5] 3 (1-9)
 West 24(38)[21-26] 14(30)[12-16] 6(16)[4-7] 2 (1-9)
 East 31(69)[22-40] 11(47)[5-18] 5(8)[4-6] 2 (1-9)
  1. TB: Tuberculosis; SD: Standard Deviation; CI: Confidence Interval