Table 4 Relative likelihood of TB final diagnosis expressed as hazard ratios using cox regression analysis
Steps to diagnosis | Days to diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Total (%) | Unadjusted HR (95 % CI) | Adjusted HR (95 % CI) | Unadjusted HR (95 % CI) | Adjusted HR (95 % CI) |
Age category | |||||
18–24 | 74 (25) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25–34 | 108 (37) | 0.89 (0.66,1.19) | 0.82 (0.60,1.11) | 0.97 (0.72,1.30) | 0.81 (0.59,1.10) |
35–44 | 71 (24.3) | 0.91 (0.66,1.26) | 0.72 (0.50,1.03) | 0.96 (0.69,1.34) | 0.88 (0.59,1.16) |
≥45 | 41 (13.7) | 1.48 (1.11,2.16) | 1.37 (0.92,2.04) | 1.70 (1.15,2.50) | 1.14 (0.77,1.68) |
Sex | |||||
Female | 124 (41.3) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Male | 170 (58.7) | 1.07 (0.85.1.35) | 1.19 (0.94.1.51) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 103 (35) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Currently married | 106 (36.7) | 0.83 (0.64,1.09) | 0.76 (0.58,1.00) | ||
Previously married | 85 (28.3) | 1.08 (0.81,1.44) | 0.97 (0.74,1.33) | ||
Employment | |||||
Yes | 244 (83.3) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
No | 50 (16.7) | 0.84 (0.62,1.14) | 0.87 (0.64,1.19) | ||
Mobile phone ownership | |||||
Yes | 237 (81) | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
No | 57 (19) | 1.16 (0.87,1.55) | 1.07 (0.79,1.43) | ||
TB treatment category | |||||
Retreatment | 70 (23.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
New | 224 (76.3) | 0.59 (0.45,0.78)* | 0.66 (0.49,0.88)* | 0.62 (0.47,0.81)* | 0.70 (0.52–0.93)* |
HIV status | |||||
Positive | 96 (32.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Negative | 184 (62.7) | 0.84 (0.66,1.11) | 0.88 (0.67–1.15) | 0.77 (0.60–0.96) | 0.70 (0.53–0.92)* |
Don’t know | 14 (4.6) | 0.85 (0.49,1.49) | 0.95 (0.54–1.68) | 0.85 (0.47–1.52) | 1.23 (0.68–2.33) |
First contacted place/person | |||||
Social | 171 (58) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
TB care provider | 36 (12) | 0.99 (0.69,1.42) | 1.08 (0.75,1.57) | 0.88 (0.62,1.27) | 0.89 (0.62,1.29) |
Non-TB care provider | 87 (30) | 0.65 (0.50,0.85)* | 0.72 (0.55,0.95)* | 0.71 (0.55,0.92)* | 0.50 (0.40,0.70)* |