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Table 3 Patient, Doctor, Treatment and Total Delay in weeks (Mean and Median) of New Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Lagos, Nigeria

From: Patterns of delays amongst 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