Table 4 Predictors of unacceptable health service delay (>1 week)
From: Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in Wakiso and Mukono districts, Uganda
Variable | Unacceptable health service delay | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ā | Yes | No | Crude PR 95% CI | Adjusted PR 95% CI | Ā |
Sex | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Female | 57/62 (92) | 5/62 (8) | 1 | 1 | Ā |
Male | 83/96 (86) | 13/96 (14) | 0.94 (0.85-1.03) | 0.98 (0.91-1.05) | 0.63 |
Age group | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
<=34 | 92/101 (91) | 9/101 (9) | 1 | 1 | Ā |
>=35 | 48/57 (84) | 9/57 (16) | 0.92 (0.84-1.00) | 1.02 (0.96-1.09) | 0.44 |
Monthly income in Ugandan shillings | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
ā¤20,000 | 35/39 (90) | 4/39 (10) | 1 | - | - |
>20,000 | 104/117 (89) | 13/117 (11) | 1.01 (0.93-1.09) | Ā | Ā |
Education level | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
No formal education | 10/13 (77) | 3/13 (23) | 1 | 1 | Ā |
Primary | 63/73 (86) | 10/73 (14) | 1.12 (0.82-1.51) | 0.99 (0.77-1.28) | 0.99 |
Secondary and above | 67/72 (93) | 5/72 (7) | 1.12 (0.92-1.57) | 1.02 (0.80-1.30) | 0.83 |
Marital status | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Married | 68/78 (87) | 10/78 (13) | 1 | - | - |
Single | 34/38 (89) | 4/38 (11) | 1.02 (0.90-1.16) | Ā | Ā |
Separated/Widow/Divorce | 38/42 (90) | 4/42 (10) | 1.03 (0.94-1.13) | Ā | Ā |
Distance to facility of diagnosis | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Within 5km | 80/86 (93) | 6/86 (7) | 1 | 1 | Ā |
Over 5Km | 60/72 (83) | 12/72 (17) | 0.89 (0.788-1.01) | 0.93 (0.82-1.06) | 0.29 |
Type of facility first visited | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Non-Public (private) | 119/123 (97) | 4/123 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0.001* |
Public | 21/35 (60) | 14/35 (40) | 0.62 (0.47-0.81) | 0.62 (0.47-0.83) | Ā |
Tested for HIV before | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Yes | 91/104 (88) | 13/104 (13) | 1 | - | - |
No | 49/54 (91) | 5/54 (9) | 1.03 (0.94-1.13) | Ā | Ā |
Residence | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Rural | 50/57 (88) | 7/57 (12) | 1 | _ | _ |
Semi-urban | 90/101 (89) | 11/101 (11) | 1.01 (0.89-1.15) | Ā | Ā |