Table 3 Relationship between socio-demographic, lifestyle and health seeking factors to Patient delay. Both unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios are shown (n = 231)
Variable | n | % Patient delay >2 weeks | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | n* | Adjusted odds ratio† (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age 18–40, y | 205 | 30.2 | 0.98 (0.40–2.40) | NA | |
Male | 132 | 35.6 | 1.83 (1.02–3.29) | NA | |
Hospitalised | 59 | 16.9 | 0.38 (0.18–0.81) | 56 | 0.32 (0.12–0.80)‡ |
Marital status separated/single | 125 | 30.4 | 1.01 (0.58–1.77) | NA | |
Post primary education Level | 92 | 25.0 | 0.65 (0.36–1.18) | NA | |
>1 Household persons | 207 | 28.5 | 0.47 (0.20–1.11) | NA | |
Daily Alcohol consumption | 38 | 51.5 | 2.93 (1.41–6.11) | 34 | 3.70 (1.57–9.76)‡ |
Subsistence farming | 28 | 46.4 | 2.22 (1.02–5.00) | 26 | 4.70 (1.67–13.22)‡ |
Perceived smoking as cause of TB | 34 | 55.9 | 3.63 (1.72–7.66) | 34 | 5.54 (2.26–13.58)‡ |
>2 Health seeking encounters per month | 76 | 13.2 | 0.24 (0.12–0.50) | 72 | 0.15 (0.06–0.36)‡ |