Table 5 Results of the multivariable 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 | AOR | 95%CI | n | AOR | 95%CI | n | AOR | 95%CI | |
Age (>32 years) | 265 | 0.88 | 0.59-1.33 | 115 | 0.84 | 0.48-1.47 | 150 | 0.93 | 0.51-1.71 |
Female sex | 259 | 0.88 | 0.58-1.32 | 126 | 1.10 | 0.63-1.93 | 133 | 0.74 | 0.40-1.38 |
Farming | 49 | 2.19 | 1.02-4.72 | 21 | 4.85 | 1.47-15.93 | 28 | 1.20 | 0.44-3.28 |
Primary education or less | 380 | 0.98 | 0.65-1.48 | 201 | 1.27 | 0.71-2.26 | 179 | 0.77 | 0.42-1.43 |
More than 2 visits to a health facility | 434 | 16.58 | 9.21-29.84 | 207 | 13.00 | 6.19-27.29 | 227 | 31.03 | 10.39-92.69 |
Negative sputum smear result | 284 | 1.24 | 0.84-1.83 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
HIV infection | 421 | 1.46 | 0.94-2.26 | 195 | 1.79 | 1.00-3.19 | 226 | 1.22 | 0.62-2.42 |
History of household TB contact | 175 | 1.18 | 0.77-1.81 | 94 | 1.20 | 0.67-2.13 | 81 | 1.14 | 0.60-2.16 |
Coexistence of a chronic disease | 122 | 2.95 | 1.74-5.01 | 56 | 1.85 | 0.90-3.80 | 66 | 4.73 | 2.06-10.88 |
Total number of observations | 586 | 302 | 284 | ||||||