Table 5 Logistic regression analysis of determinants of longer health system delay, Malawi, 2011
Characteristic | New TB cases | Retreatment TB cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | n | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | |
Total | 460 | 128 | ||
Place first visited by patients | ||||
Hospital | 253 | reference | 92 | reference |
Health centre | 114 | 1.86 (1.92 – 3.77)* | 19 | 0.91 (0.27 – 3.08) |
Drug store & traditional | 53 | 5.08 (1.08 -21.67)* | 12 | - ± |
Private clinic | 40 | 0.94 (0.39 – 2.26) | 5 | 0.97 (0.10 – 9.24) |
Smear | ||||
Positive | 302 | reference | 87 | reference |
Negative | 37 | 0.65 (0.27 – 1.59) | 21 | 6.36 (1.54 – 28.31)* |
Unknown/not done | 121 | 1.08 (0.57 – 2.04) | 20 | 6.05 (1.26 – 26.91)* |