Table 3

Patient, Doctor, Treatment and Total Delay in weeks (Mean and Median) of New Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Type of Delay

Mean (Weeks) ± SD

Median (Weeks)

Patient delay

12.3 ± 9.2

8.0

Doctor delay

1.3 ± 1.5

1.0

Treatment delay

0.8 ± 0.7

1.0

Total Delay

14.3 ± 9.3

10.0

Odusanya and Babafemi BMC Public Health 2004 4:18   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-4-18