Research Article

A Study on Health Seeking Behaviors of Patients of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Table 6

Relationship between sociodemographic factors and patient delay and system delay (bivariate linear regression analysis).

FactorPatient delaySystem delay
β coefficient(95% confidence interval) ( value)β coefficient(95% confidence interval) ( value)

Age(0.091–16.548)0.048(−2.460–1.192)0.492
Sex(−449.269–79.479)0.169 (−84.931–31.675) 0.369
Education (−202.397–(−0.180))0.050 (−0.993–45.429) 0.041
Occupation (−112.070–(−11.15))0.017 (2.849–25.086) 0.014
Residential status(64.518–213.598)0.000(−17.216–16.674)0.975
Monthly income(−0.005–0.056)0.100 (−0.007–0.007) 0.983
First health care providerNA (−71.421–(−7.090))0.017
Number of health care providersNA (−24.501–(−0.681))0.038