Major reasons for delay in initiation of treatment as reported from 150 patients who had a delay in the diagnosis of smear positive TB between July–Sept 2010, in Bardhaman (West Bengal) and Nalgonda (Andhra Pradesh) districts.*

*Reasons are listed based on the frequency with which they were reported by patients (i.e., the first reason listed was most frequently cited, followed by the second, the third, etc.).#Multiple answers given by the patients.