Table 1 Socidemographic characteristics and delays to treatment in southwest Ethiopia January to December 2015
Variable | Total delay(days) | P value | Total N(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
> 30 (Exposed) N = 574 | <=30 (Non exposed) N = 161 | ||||
n(%) | n(%) | ||||
Gender | Male | 345(60.1) | 102(63.4) | 0.6 | 447(60.8) |
Female | 229(39.9) | 59(36.6) | 288(39.2) | ||
Age group (years) | 18–34 | 389(67.8) | 114(70.8) | 0.04 | 503(68.4) |
35–65 | 173(30.1) | 43(26.7) | 216(29.4) | ||
> 65 | 12(2.1) | 4(2.5) | 16(2.2) | ||
Residence | Urban | 280(48.9) | 88(54.7) | 0.7 | 368(50.1) |
Rural | 294(51.1) | 73(45.3) | 367(49.9) | ||
Marital status | Never married | 208(36.2) | 67(41.6) | 0.3 | 275(37.4) |
Currently married | 315(54.8) | 89(55.3) | 404(55.0) | ||
Divorced/widowed | 51(9) | 5(3.1) | 56(7.6) | ||
Educational status | Illiterate | 168(29.3) | 44(27.3) | 0.2 | 212(28.8) |
Completed primary | 309(53.8) | 80(49.7) | 389(52.9) | ||
Secondary & above | 97(16.9) | 37(23.0) | 134(18.2) | ||
Occupation | Employed | 134(23.3) | 38(23.6) | 0.01 | 172(23.4) |
Farming | 163(28.4) | 53(32.9) | 216(29.4) | ||
Unskilled work a | 42(7.3) | 9(5.6) | 51(6.9) | ||
Dependents b | 235(40.9) | 61(37.9) | 296(40.3) | ||