From: Completeness and timeliness of tuberculosis notification in Taiwan
 | Total n = 55,291 | Timely n = 45,250 | Delayed n = 10,041 | Multivariate analysis | ||||
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 | n (column%) | n (row%) | n (row%) | adjOR | (95% CI) | |||
Age group* (y/r) | ||||||||
   0-24 | 3,459 | (6.3) | 3,131 | (90.5) | 328 | (9.5) | 1.0 |  |
   25-44 | 9,441 | (17.1) | 8,381 | (88.8) | 1,060 | (11.2) | 0.9 | (0.8-1.0) |
   45-64 | 14,554 | (26.3) | 12,412 | (85.3) | 2,142 | (14.7) | 1.2 | (1.1-1.3) |
   ≥65 | 27,837 | (50.3) | 21,326 | (76.6) | 6,511 | (23.4) | 2.0 | (1.9-2.1) |
Sex* | ||||||||
   female | 18,111 | (32.8) | 14,957 | (82.6) | 3,154 | (17.4) |  |  |
   male | 37,180 | (67.2) | 30,293 | (81.5) | 6,887 | (18.5) |  |  |
Type of case* | ||||||||
   new cases | 51,493 | (93.1) | 42,553 | (82.6) | 8,940 | (17.4) | 1.0 |  |
   previously notified cases | 3,798 | (6.9) | 2,697 | (71.0) | 1,101 | (29.0) | 1.9 | (1.8-2.1) |
Nationality* | ||||||||
   foreigner | 1,066 | (1.9) | 978 | (91.7) | 88 | (8.3) | 1.0 |  |
   citizen | 54,225 | (98.1) | 44,272 | (81.6) | 9,953 | (18.4) | 1.8 | (1.4-2.2) |
Type of health care facilities* | ||||||||
   medical center | 19,269 | (34.9) | 15,150 | (78.6) | 4,119 | (21.4) | 3.8 | (3.3-4.4) |
   regional hospital | 21,854 | (39.5) | 17,909 | (81.9) | 3,945 | (18.1) | 2.9 | (2.5-3.4) |
   district hospital | 10,689 | (19.3) | 8,934 | (83.6) | 1,755 | (16.4) | 2.5 | (2.2-2.9) |
   clinic | 3,479 | (6.3) | 3,257 | (93.6) | 222 | (6.4) | 1.0 |  |
Number of visits to health care facilities in 6 months* | ||||||||
   1 | 6,763 | (12.2) | 4,303 | (63.6) | 2,460 | (36.4) | 2.9 | (2.7-3.0) |
   2 | 3,417 | (6.2) | 2,613 | (76.5) | 804 | (23.5) | 1.6 | (1.5-1.7) |
   ≥3 | 45,111 | (81.6) | 38,334 | (85.0) | 6,777 | (15.0) | 1.0 |  |