Table 1 Baseline information of pediatric PTB in Zhejiang Province about TB care-seeking and diagnostic delays, 2013–2022.
Variables | Total(n = 1274) | TB care-seeking delay | Diagnostic delay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 642) | Yes (n = 632) | No (n = 1084) | Yes (n = 190) | ||
Age | 13 (11–14) | 13 (11.25–14) | 13 (11–14) | 13 (11–14) | 13 (11–14) |
Sex | |||||
Female | 650 (51.02) | 316 (48.62) | 334 (51.38) | 561 (86.31) | 89 (13.69) |
Male | 624 (48.98) | 326 (52.24) | 298 (47.76) | 523 (83.81) | 101 (16.19) |
Current residence | |||||
Rural | 704 (55.26) | 331 (47.02) | 373 (52.98) | 613 (87.07) | 91 (12.93) |
Urban | 570 (44.74) | 311 (54.56) | 259 (45.44) | 471 (82.63) | 99 (17.37) |
Registered residence | |||||
Resident population | 823 (64.60) | 429 (52.13) | 394 (47.87) | 693 (84.20) | 130 (15.80) |
Migrant population | 451 (35.40) | 213 (47.23) | 238 (52.77) | 391 (86.70) | 60 (13.30) |
Treatment classification | |||||
First treatment | 1248 (97.96) | 630 (50.48) | 618 (49.52) | 1059 (84.86) | 189 (15.14) |
Retreatment | 26 (2.04) | 12 (46.15) | 14 (53.85) | 25 (96.15) | 1 (3.85) |
Case finding method | |||||
Active screening | 18 (1.41) | 10 (55.56) | 8 (44.44) | 17 (94.44) | 1 (5.56) |
Health examination | 17 (1.33) | 10 (58.82) | 7 (41.18) | 12 (70.59) | 5 (29.41) |
Clinical consultation | 1239 (97.25) | 622 (50.20) | 617 (49.80) | 1055 (85.15) | 184 (14.85) |
TB designated hospitals of first contact | |||||
County level | 769 (60.36) | 340 (44.21) | 429 (55.79) | 684 (88.95) | 85 (11.05) |
Municipal level | 505 (39.64) | 302 (59.80) | 203 (40.20) | 400 (79.21) | 105 (20.79) |
Diagnostic method | |||||
Laboratory-confirmed | 460 (36.11) | 209 (45.43) | 251 (54.57) | 391 (85.00) | 69 (15.00) |
Clinically diagnosed | 814 (63.89) | 433 (53.19) | 381 (46.81) | 693 (85.14) | 121 (14.86) |
