Table 3 Factors associated with provider delay among pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in pastoralist community, Bale zone, April 2011
Patient characteristics | Provider delay | COR (95%CI) | AOR ¥(95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes** (%) | NO (%) | ||||
Gender | Female | 47(83.9) | 9(6.1) | 1.59(.65-3.88) | 1.28(.40-4.06) |
Male | 56(76.7) | 17(23.3) | 1.00 | 1. 00 | |
Residence | Rural | 83(85.6) | 14(14.4) | 3.74(1.49-9.38) | 2.87(1.01-8.10) |
Urban | 19(61.3) | 12(38.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Marital status | Married | 77(78.6) | 21(21.4) | 0.71(0.24-2.06) | 0.39(.09-1.74) |
Un married | 26(83.9) | 5(16.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Educational level | Illiterate | 80(84.2) | 15(15.8) | 2.55(1.03-6.31) | 3.47(1.16-10.30) |
Literate | 23(67.6) | 11(32.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Family income (Birr) | ≤ 100 per month | 11(84.6) | 2(15.4) | 0.87(.13-6.03) | .54(.04-7.47) |
100 to 300 per month | 42(80.7) | 10(19.3) | . 66(.166-2.67) | .46(.08-2.56) | |
300 to 500 per month | 31(73.8) | 11(26.2) | .45(.11-1.80) | .47(.09-2.50) | |
>500 per month | 19(86.4) | 3(13.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Distance from the facility | >10KM | 77(83.7) | 15(6.3) | 2.17(.89-5.32) | 1.41(0.42-4.71) |
≤10KM | 26(72.3) | 11(27.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Level of severity before illness | Working full time | 17(80.9) | 4(9.1) | 3.9(1.21-5.95) | 2.18(1.13-4.32) |
Working some times | 52(78.8) | 14(21.2) | 3.4(.22-7.76) | 2.48 (.15-4.32) | |
Bedridden | 22(52.4) | 20(47.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Tuberculosis patient contact | Yes | 29(93.5) | 2(6.5) | 4.7(1.04-21.18) | 2.73(0.21-14.62) |
No | 74(75.5) | 24(24.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
*Types of different health service provider contact till start of AntiTB treatment | ≤ 2 types | 22(53.7) | 19(46.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
> 2 types | 76(86.4) | 12(13.6) | 5.4(1.54-9.21) | 3.2(1.2-7.86) | |
Types of health facility first visited by patients | Health Center/Government hospital | 35(48.6) | 37(51.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Â | Health post /private clinic /drug shop | 53(94.6) | 3(5.4) | 18.7(12.46-28.84) | 19. 7(12.63-34.52) |