Determinants of delayed healthcare seeking among STI patients in Eastern Ethiopia: a case-control study

This study revealed that having a large family size, unmarried marital status, poor knowledge, fear of social stigma, number of sexual partners, and being non-enrolled in community-based health insurance were determinants of delay in healthcare seeking among patients with sexually transmitted infections. It was recommended that health education and awareness creation should be done for STI patients so that they become members of community-based health insurance.