Table 4 Results of the univariable analysis of health system delay across different groups of patients, Beira city, 2009
From: Patient and health system delay among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Beira city, Mozambique
Risk factor | All PTB patients | New smear-positive | New smear-negative | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | UOR | 95% CI | n | UOR | 95% CI | n | UOR | 95% CI | |
Age (>32 years) | 265 | 1.0 | 0.7-1.4 | 115 | 0.9 | 0.5-1.4 | 150 | 1.0 | 0.6-1.6 |
Female sex | 259 | 1.3 | 0.9-1.8 | 126 | 1.6 | 1.0-2.6 | 133 | 1.0 | 0.6-1.6 |
Farming | 49 | 1.8 | 1.0-3.3 | 21 | 2.6 | 1.0-6.8 | 28 | 1.2 | 0.6-2.7 |
Primary education or less | 380 | 1.0 | 0.7-1.4 | 201 | 1.4 | 0.8-2.2 | 179 | 0.8 | 0.5-1.3 |
More than 2 visits to a health facility | 434 | 16.6 | 9.4-29.3 | 207 | 11.4 | 5.7-22.7 | 227 | 29.1 | 10.1-83.5 |
Negative sputum smear result | 284 | 1.6 | 1.2-2.2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
HIV infection | 421 | 1.9 | 1.3-2.7 | 195 | 2.0 | 1.2-3.3 | 226 | 1.4 | 0.8-2.5 |
History of household TB contact | 181 | 1.4 | 1.0-2.0 | 94 | 1.4 | 0.8-2.2 | 81 | 1.6 | 0.9-2.7 |
Coexistence of a chronic disease | 122 | 3.1 | 2.0-4.7 | 56 | 2.2 | 1.2-4.0 | 66 | 4.2 | 2.2-8.2 |