Table 3 Associations of patient delay with socio-demographic and clinical factors among TB patients attending Felegehiwot Referral Hospital in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Sex

 Male

124 (61,7)

40 (32.3)

1

1

 Female

77 (38.3)

23 (29.9)

0.89 (0.5, 1.7)

0.5 (0.3, 1.1)

Age

 15-34

133 (66.2)

39 (29.3)

1

1

 35-54

53 (26.4)

17 (32.1)

1.1 (0.6, 2.3)

0.8 (0.3, 1.9)

 >55

14 (7.0)

7 (50.0)

2.4 (0.8, 7.3)

2.2 (1.0, 8.5)

Marriage

 Married

113 (56.2)

36 (31.9)

1

1

 Single

66 (32.8)

17 (25.8)

0.7 (0.3, 1.5)

0.7 (0.3, 1.7)

 Widowed

7 (3.5)

3 (42.9)

1.60 (0.3, 7.6)

3.9 (0.6, 26.2)

 Divorced

15 (7.5)

7 (46.7)

1.87 (0.6, 5.6)

2.6 (0.8, 8.9)

Residence

 Urban

86 (42.8)

16 (18.6)

1

1

 Rural

115 (57.2)

47 (40.9)

3.02 (1.6, 5.8)*

3.4 (1.3, 8.9)*

Education

 Below 8^th grade

135 (67.2)

49 (36.3)

1

1

 Secondary

32 (15.9)

7 (21.9)

2.20 (0.9, 5.4)

0.6 (0.2, 2.1)

 College and above

34 (16.9)

7 (20.6)

1.08 (0.3, 3.5)

1.1 (0.3, 3.4)

Employment

 Peasants

87 (43.3)

36 (41.4)

1

1

 Civil servant

20 (10.0)

2 (10.0)

0.16 (0.0, 0.7)*

0.3 (0.0, 2.4)

 Others

94 (46.8)

25 (26.6)

0.52 (0.3, 1.0)

1.3 (0.4, 3.8)

HIV serostatus

 Negative

128 (63.7)

42 (32.8)

1

1

 positive

42 (20.9)

12 (28.6)

0.8 (0.4, 1.8)

1.7 (0.6, 4.4)

 Not known

31 (15.4)

9 (29.0)

1.8 (0.5, 1.9)

0.6 (0.2, 1.7)

Type of TB

 Pulmonary

120 (59.7)

31 (25.8)

1

1

 Extrapulmonary

81 (40.3)

312 (39.5)

1.86 (1.0, 3.4)*

2.6 (1.3, 5.4)*

Income

 Less than 300 birr^§

137 (68.2)

47 (34.3)

1

1

 Above 300 birr

64 (31.8)

16 (25.6)

0.6 (0.3, 1.2)

0.9 ( 0.4, 2.2)