Table 2 Factors associated with failure of smear-positive tuberculosis patients to start therapy within 14 days of diagnosis in Chennai, India, in a multivariate logistic regression analysis
Descriptive statistics | Regression model | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of sample (N = 344) | Proportion who did not start TB treatment | Univariate Findings | Multivariate findings (N = 344) | p-value | |
N(%) | N(%) | Odds Ratio (p-value) | Odds Ratio (CI) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 280 (81.4) | 35 (12.5) | – | – | |
Female | 64 (18.6) | 5 (7.8) | 0.59 (0.27) | 0.82 (0.26–2.21) | 0.70 |
Age | |||||
18–35 | 90 (26.2) | 6 (6.7) | – | – | |
36–50 | 141 (41.0) | 13 (9.2) | 1.42 (0.48) | 0.99 (0.35–3.09) | 0.99 |
51+ | 113 (32.9) | 21 (18.6) | 3.19 (0.01)* | 2.70 (1.06–7.84) | 0.04* |
Patient from inside or outside of Chennai | |||||
Inside Chennai | 281 (81.7) | 25 (8.9) | – | – | |
Outside Chennai | 63 (18.3) | 15 (23.8) | 3.2 (0.002)* | 3.01 (1.37–6.52) | 0.007* |
Ease of trackability based on contact information | |||||
Probably trackable | 201 (58.4) | 17 (8.5) | – | – | |
Possibly trackable | 128 (37.2) | 19 (14.8) | 1.88 (0.07) | 1.45 (0.68–3.08) | 0.33 |
Untrackable | 15 (4.4) | 4 (26.7) | 3.94 (0.049)* | 4.53 (1.08–16.52) | 0.04* |
Prior TB treatment history | |||||
No prior TB treatment | 247 (71.8) | 25 (10.1) | – | – | |
Prior TB treatment | 97 (28.2) | 15 (15.5) | 1.62 (0.16) | 1.79 (0.83–3.77) | 0.13 |
Site of initial microscopy test | |||||
Moderate or low patient volume microscopy center | 133 (38.7) | 10 (7.5) | – | – | |
High patient volume microscopy center | 211 (61.3) | 30 (14.2) | 2.04 (0.053) | 2.02 (0.94–4.68) | 0.07 |