Table 2 Factors affecting refusal or non-attendance to diagnostic evaluation for tuberculosis among individuals with at least one symptom referred by primary care centres *

All

176

80 (45.5)

Gender

Male

143

62 (43.4)

1

1

Female

33

18 (54.5)

1.6 (0.7–3.4)

1.9 (0.8–4.4)

Age (each 10–year increase)

0.8 (0.7–1.1)

0.7 (0.5–0.9)†

Length of stay in Italy (yrs)

<2

65

30 (46.2)

1

>2

106

49 (46.2)

1.0 (0.5–1.9)

Centre (a)

A

39

8 (20.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)†

0.3 (0.1–1.1)‡

B

108

59 (54.6)

1

1

C

29

13 (44.8)

0.7 (0.3–1.5)

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

Tuberculosis incidence rate in the country of origin (/10⁵) (b)

<25

11

7 (63.6)

2.0 (0.5–7.9)

25–99

36

17 (47.2)

1

100+

129

56 (43.4)

0.9 (0.4–1.8)

Occupation

No/Not available

131

61 (46.6)

1

Yes

45

19 (42.2)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)

Legal status

Regular

120

48 (40.0)

1

1

Irregular

56

32 (57.1)

2.0 (1.1–3.8)†

1.9 (0.9–4.1)

Place of residence

Apartment

83

38 (45.8)

1

Immigration centre

44

20 (45.5)

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

Homeless/dormitories

44

20 (45.5)

1.0 (0.5–2.1)

Other/Not available

5

2 (40.0)

0.8 (0.1–5.0)

NHS registration (c)

No/Not available

126

67 (53.2)

1

1

Yes

50

13 (26.0)

0.3 (0.2–0.6)†

0.8 (0.2–2.9)

Previous healthcare in Italy

No/Not available

125

64 (51.2)

1

1

Yes

51

16 (31.4)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)†

0.7 (0.3–1.5)

Education (yrs)

None/Not available

38

19 (50.0)

1

1–8

62

28 (45.2)

0.8 (0.4–1.8)

9+

76

33 (43.4)

0.8 (0.4–1.7)