Variable | Patient delay(days) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
>25 n(%) | <=25 n(%) | Â | Â | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | 1.01(0.99,1.02) | 1.01(1.001,1.03)* |
Educational status | Illiterate | 89(42.0) | 123(58.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Completed primary | 215(55.3) | 174(44.7) | 1.05(0.75,1.47) | 1.23(0.85,1.78) | |
Secondary and above | 63(47.0) | 71(53.0 | 0.92(0.59,1.42) | 1.27(0.77,2.1) | |
Type of TB | Pulmonary positive | 175(47.9) | 190(52.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Pulmonary negative | 104(47.7) | 114(52.3) | 0.95(0.68,1.32) | 0.93(0.65,1.33) | |
EPTB | 91(59.9) | 61(40.1) | 1.51(1.03,2.21) | 1.54(1.03,2.29)* | |
HIV status | Positive | 41(60.3) | 27(39.7) | 1.52(0.92,2.52) | 1.80(1.05,3.1) |
Negative | 329(50.7) | 338(49.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
First action to illness | Self treatment | 60(61.2) | 38(38.8) | 1.84(1.19,2.85) | 1.72(1.07,2.75)* |
Traditional care | 11(73.3) | 4(26.7) | 3.21(1.01,10.2) | 2.98(0.91,9.72) | |
Holy water | 18(69.2) | 8(30.8) | 2.2(0.96,5.03) | 2.01(0.86,4.67) | |
Consult HCP | 281 | 315 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
First visited HCF | Health post | 13(81.3) | 3(18.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Health center | 130(54.6) | 108(45.4) | 0.26(0.07,0.95) | 0.25(0.07,0.94)* | |
Hospital | 98(44.3) | 123(55.7) | 0.18(0.0,0.64) | 0.17(0.05,0.64)* | |
Private clinic | 129(49.6) | 131(50.4) | 0.22(0.06,0.79) | 0.22(0.06,0.81)* | |
Travel time to first HCF | <=1 h | 205(46.9) | 232(53.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>1 h | 165(55.4) | 133(44.6) | 1.37(1.02,1.84) | 1.37(1.01,1.88)* | |
Knowledge towards TB | Good | 264(48.4) | 281(51.6) | 0.77(0.55,1.07) | 0.67(0.46,0.98)* |
Poor | 106(55.8) | 84(44.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |