Table 1 Bivariate analysis of socioeconomic and behavioral factors with patient delay in TB diagnosis
Variable | Value | Number (%) | Delay ≤ 21 days n (%) | Delay > 21 days n (%) | Crude OR (CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 19 | 32 (8.1) | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | 2.31 (1.06–4.97) | 0.49 |
19–35 | 226 (57.2) | 96 (42.5) | 130 (57.5) | 1.22 (0.94–1.59) | ||
35–45a | 76 (19.2) | 36 (47.4) | 40 (52.6) | 1.00 | ||
> 45 | 61 (15.4) | 24 (39.3) | 37 (60.7) | 1.39 (0.83–2.32) | ||
Sex | Malea | 224 (56.7) | 92 (41.1) | 132 (58.9) | 1.00 | 0.75 |
Female | 171 (43.3) | 73 (42.7) | 98 (57.3) | 1.07 (0.82–1.40).l | ||
Education | Uneducated | 128 (32.4) | 69 (53.9) | 59 (46.1) | 0.98 (0.69–1.38) | 0.88 |
Can read and write | 116 (29.4) | 76 (65.5) | 40 (34.5) | 1.58 (1.08–2.32) | ||
Primary school | 118 (29.9) | 67 (56.8%) | 41 (43.2) | 1.09 (0.76–1.58) | ||
Secondary and abovea | 33 (8.3) | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | 1.00 | ||
Occupation | Unemployed | 30 (7.6) | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | 10.08 (4.85–20.69) | 0.001* |
Government employeea | 36 (9.1) | 32 (88.9) | 4 (11.1%) | 1.00 | ||
Farmer | 110 (27.8) | 40 (36.4) | 70 (63.6) | 13.46 (9.15–19.85) | ||
Private worker | 51 (12.9) | 26 (51.0) | 25 (49.0) | 7.38 (4.31–12.77) | ||
Student | 57 (14.4) | 18 (31.6) | 39 (68.4) | 16.69 (9.54–29.15) | ||
House wife | 105 (26.6) | 33 (31.4) | 72 (68.6) | 16.77 (11.15–25.31) | ||
Daily laborer | 6 (1.5) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | 7.69 (1.54–38.08) | ||
Religion | Orthodox | 50 (12.6) | 30 (60.0) | 20 (40.0) | 1.56 (0.88–2.72) | 0.09* |
Catholic | 27 (6.9) | 10 (37.0) | 17 (63.0) | 3.95 (1.81–8.63) | ||
Protestant | 261 (66.1) | 85 (32.6) | 176 (67.4) | 4.81 (3.26–6.23) | ||
Muslima | 57 (14.4) | 40 (70.2) | 17 (29.8) | 1.00 | ||
Residence | Urban | 142 (36.0) | 41 (28.9) | 101 (71.1) | 2.36 (1.64–3.40) | 0.0001* |
Rurala | 253 (64.0) | 124 (49.0) | 129 (51.0) | 1.00 | ||
Monthly income | < 100 EB | 78 (19.7) | 19 (24.4) | 59 (75.6) | 3.38 (2.01–5.66) | 0.0001* |
100–500 EB | 223 (56.5) | 97 (43.5) | 126 (56.5) | 1.41 (1.08–1.84) | ||
> 500 EBa | 94 (23.8) | 49 (52.1) | 45 (47.9) | 1.00 | ||
Distance from HF | ≤ 5 kma | 300 (75.9) | 133 (44.3) | 167 (55.7) | 1.00 | 0.07* |
> 5 km | 95 (24.1) | 32 (43.7) | 63 (66.3) | 1.57 (1.03–2.41) | ||
Knowledge about TB transmission | Gooda | 356 (90.1) | 142 (39.9) | 214 (60.1) | 1.00 | 0.02* |
Poor | 39 (9.9) | 23 (59.0) | 16 (41.0) | 0.46 (0.25–0.88) | ||
Knowledge about TB symptoms | Gooda | 317 (80.2) | 132 (41.6) | 185 (58.4) | 1.00 | 0.91 |
Poor | 78 (19.8) | 33 (42.3) | 45 (57.7) | 1.04 (0.71–1.54) | ||
Belief in the curability of TB | No | 25 (6.3) | 18 (72.0) | 7 (28.0) | 0.26 (0.11–0.61) | 0.003* |
Yesa | 370 (93.7) | 147 (39.7) | 223 (60.3) | 1.00 | ||
Comfort with DOTS service | No | 105 (26.6) | 36 (34.3) | 69 (65.7) | 1.54 (1.02–2.30) | 0.06* |
Yesa | 290 (73.4) | 129 (44.5) | 161 (55.5) | 1.00 |