Table 5 Relationship of demographic and socio-economic factors with time delayed
From: Health seeking behaviour and delayed management of tuberculosis patients in rural Bangladesh
Variable |  | Accepted delay (<  45.6 days) | Considerable Delay (≥ 45.6 days) | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 44 | 66 (62.3%) | 40 (37.7%) | Ref. |
>  44 | 124 (71.3%) | 50 (28.7%) | 0.66 (0.34–1.11) | |
Sex | Male | 145 (70.4%) | 61 (29.6%) | Ref. |
Female | 45 (60.8%) | 29 (39.2%) | 1.53 (0.88–2.66) | |
Religion | Muslim | 159 (66.0%) | 82 (34.0%) | Ref. |
Hindu | 31 (79.5%) | 8 (20.5%) | 0.51 (0.22–1.14) | |
Patient’s Occupation | Unemployed | 21 (80.8%) | 5 (19.2%) | Ref. |
Employed | 169 (66.5%) | 85 (33.5%) | 2.11 (0.77–5.80) | |
Patient’s Education Status | Uneducated | 94 (77.0%) | 28 (23.0%) | Ref. |
Educated | 96 (60.8%) | 62 (39.2%) | 2.17 (1.27–3.68) | |
Average monthly income | ≤ 3500 | 82 (69.5%) | 36 (30.5%) | Ref. |
>  3500 | 108 (66.7%) | 54 (33.3%) | 1.14 (0.68–1.90) | |
Receiving BCG vaccine | No | 165 (70.8%) | 68 (29.2%) | Ref. |
Yes | 25 (53.2%) | 22 (46.8%) | 2.13 (1.13–4.04) | |
Smoking | No | 60 (69.0%) | 27 (31.0%) | Ref. |
Yes | 130 (67.4%) | 63 (32.6%) | 1.08 (0.62–1.86) | |
Smoking duration | ≤ 15 years | 115 (69.7%) | 50 (30.3%) | Ref. |
>  15 years | 40 (34.8%) | 35 (21.2%) | 1.23 (0.74–2.04) | |
Family member who have TB | No | 144 (66.7%) | 72 (33.3%) | Ref. |
Yes | 46 (71.9%) | 18 (28.1%) | 0.78 (0.42–1.45) | |
Family member who had TB | No | 106 (65.0%) | 57 (35.0%) | Ref. |
Yes | 84 (71.8%) | 33 (28.2%) | 0.73 (0.43–1.22) | |
First Consultation | Non- qualified person | 90 (52.9%) | 80 (47.1%) | Ref. |
Qualified person | 77 (70.0%) | 33 (30.0%) | 0.48 (0.30–0.80) | |
Having knowledge and awareness about TB and free TB treatment | No | 19 (67.9%) | 9 (32.1%) | Ref. |
Yes | 171 (67.9%) | 81 (32.1%) | 1.00 (0.43–2.30) | |
Who referred at MUHC | Self/Relative | 29 (59.2%) | 20 (40.8%) | Ref. |
Other | 161 (69.7%) | 70 (30.3%) | 0.63 (0.33–1.19) |