From: Patient and health service delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia
Variable | Smear negatives | Smear Positives | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Delay >30 days | No delay ≤ 30 days | OR (95% CI) | Delay >30 days | No delay ≤ 30 days | OR (95% CI) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 113 | 86 | 1.00 | 102 | 71 | 1.00 |
   Female | 107 | 74 | 1.10 (0.72,1.69) | 86 | 61 | 0.98(0.61,1.57 |
Age(in years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0–19 | 36 | 23 | 1.00 | 31 | 18 | 1.00 |
   20–39 | 133 | 91 | 0.93 (0.50,1.75) | 122 | 87 | 0.81(0.41, 1.62) |
   ≥ 40 | 51 | 46 | 0.71(0.35,1.44) | 35 | 27 | 0.75(0.32,1.74) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Islam | 26 | 15 | 1.00 | 173 | 115 | 1.00 |
   Christian | 194 | 145 | 0.77 (0.37,1.58) | 15 | 17 | 0.59(0.27,1.29) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married | 99 | 61 | 1.00 | 15 | 17 | 1.00 |
   Single | 121 | 99 | 0.75(0.49,1.17) | 173 | 115 | 1.70(0.77,3.77) |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Students | 53 | 37 | 1.00 | 44 | 34 | 1.00 |
   Civil servants | 46 | 32 | 1.00(0.52,1.95) | 39 | 34 | 0.89(0.44,1.77) |
   Housewives | 44 | 27 | 1.14(0.57,2.26) | 22 | 19 | 0.89(0.39,2.05) |
   Merchants | 26 | 19 | 0.96(0.43,2.10) | 17 | 9 | 1.46(0.53,4.07) |
   Unemployed | 29 | 30 | 0.67(0.33, 1.38) | 59 | 32 | 1.42(0.73, 2.78) |
   Others | 22 | 15 | 1.02(0.44,2.40) | 7 | 4 | 1.35(0.32,6.07) |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   No education | 32 | 16 | 1.00 | 17 | 12 | 1.00 |
   Read and write | 21 | 17 | 0.62(0.23,1.62) | 16 | 9 | 1.25 (0.36, 4.37) |
   1–6th grade | 43 | 30 | 1.08 (0.45,2.58) | 43 | 25 | 1.21(0.46,3.23) |
   7–12th grade | 113 | 81 | 0.70(0.34,1.42) | 105 | 75 | 0.99(0.41,2.34) |
   Above grade 12 | 11 | 16 | 0.34(0.11,1.01) | 7 | 11 | 0.45 (0.11, 1.75) |
Waking distance (minutes) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 60 | 185 | 147 | 1.00 | 168 | 124 | 1.00 |
   > 60 | 29 | 9 | 2.56 (1.12,6.03) | 18 | 5 | 2.66 (0.90,8.42) |