Table 4 Results of meta-analysis of the studies on the factors associated with PTB patient delay
Factors | No. of studies | No. of participants | Variance between studies | Pooled OR | 95% CI | Test for overall effect (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q( p) | I2(%) | ||||||
Patient delay | |||||||
Gender (Female) | 7 | 32,114 | <0.00001 | 83 | 1.20 | (0.90, 1.62) | 0.22 |
Gender (Female) in rural | 3 | 1,689 | 0.08 | 60 | 1.94 | (1.13, 3.33) | 0.02 |
Gender (Female) in urban | 4 | 30,425 | 0.0004 | 84 | 0.91 | (0.65, 1.27) | 0.59 |
Severe symptoms | 3 | 940 | 0.78 | 0 | 0.46 | (0.32, 0.68) | <0.0001 |
Education | 2 | 575 | 0.49 | 0 | 2.14 | (1.03, 4.47) | 0.04 |
Residence in rural | 2 | 24,363 | 0.91 | 0 | 1.79 | (1.62, 1.98) | <0.0001 |
Age (≥60 years old) | 3 | 6,941 | 0.009 | 79 | 1.06 | (0.69, 1.63) | 0. 78 |
Age (≥60 years old) in rural | 2 | 1,388 | 0.41 | 0 | 1.27 | (0.95, 1.70) | 0.10 |
Diagnostic delay | |||||||
Gender (Female) | 3 | 21,177 | 0.06 | 64 | 1.00 | (0.83, 1.22) | 0.96 |
Residence in rural | 2 | 15,809 | 0.04 | 76 | 1.40 | (1.23, 1.59) | <0.0001 |
Facility to visit firstly in unorthodox, non-TB control health facility | 3 | 1,317 | 0.16 | 45 | 5.75 | (3.03, 10.94) | <0.0001 |