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Table 5 Factors associated with provider delay among TB patients on DOTS southwest Ethiopia, January to December 2015

From: Delays to anti-tuberculosis treatment intiation among cases on directly observed treatment short course in districts of southwestern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variable

Provider delay (days)

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95%CI)

> 22

n(%)

<=22

n(%)

  

Type of TB

Pulmonary positive

182(49.9)

183(50.1)

1.00

1.00

Pulmonary negative

103(47.2)

115(52.8)

0.9(0.64,1.26)

0.87(0.60,1.25)

Extra pulmonary

82(53.9)

70(46.1)

1.18(0.81,1.72)

1.08(0.72,1.62)

HIV status

Positive

39(57.4)

29(42.6)

1.38(0.84,2.30)

1.33(0.78,2.27)

Negative

328(49.2)

339(50.8)

1.00

1.00

First action to illness

Self treatment

44 (44.9)

54(55.1)

0.81(0.53,1.25)

0.75(0.47,1.19)

Traditional care

9(60.0)

6(40.0)

1.5(0.53,4.27)

1.19(0.47,3.51)

Holy water

16(61.5)

10(38.5)

1.6(0.71,3.58)

1.28(0.55,2.99)

Consult HCP

298(50.0)

298(50.0)

1.00

1.00

First visited HCF

DOTS center

203(44.2)

256(55.8)

1.00

1.00

Non DOTS

164(59.4)

112(40.6)

1.85(1.36,2.50)

1.42(1.01,2.00)*

Number of visited HCF

1

233(62.0)

143(38.0)

2.77(2.05,3.73)

2.34(1.69,3.24)*

> 1

133(37.2)

225(62.8)

1.00

1.00

Patient delay

Yes

213(57.6)

157(42.4)

1.80(1.36,2.50)

1.81(1.33,2.50)*

 

No

154(42.2)

211(57.8)

1.00

1.00

  1. HCP=Health Care Provider, *statistically significant at p < 0.05