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Table 3 Contact with tuberculosis and total delay in pulmonary tuberculosis treatment. Recife, 2001–2003.

From: Risk factors for treatment delay in pulmonary tuberculosis in Recife, Brazil

 

Total delay in treatment

   

Contact history

Unacceptable (> 60 days)

Acceptable (≤ 60 days)

Crude OR

95% CI

P value

 

N

%

N

%

   

Knows someone with tuberculosis

       

   Yes

305

63.0

179

37.0

1.00

-

-

   No

375

61.4

236

38.6

0.93

0.72 – 1.19

0.5782

   Total

680

-

415

-

-

-

-

Recent contact with someone with tuberculosis

      

0.8554

   < 1 year

151

63.4

87

36.6

1.00

-

-

   ≥ 1 year

128

61.8

79

38.2

0.93

0.63 – 1.37

0.7263

   Not known

375

61.4

236

38.6

0.91

0.67 – 1.24

0.5769

   Total

654

-

402

-

-

-

-

Household contact with a case of tuberculosis

       

   Yes

104

62.7

62

37.3

1.00

-

-

   No

198

63.1

116

36.9

1.01

0.68 – 1.50

0.9301

   Total

302

-

178

-

-

-

-