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Table 4 Clinical features and symptoms 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

   

Clinical features and symptoms

Unacceptable (> 60 days)

Acceptable (≤ 60 days)

Crude OR

95% CI

P value

 

N

%

N

%

   

Previous TB treatment

       

   Yes

147

60.5

96

39.5

1.00

-

-

   No

537

62.5

322

37.5

1.08

0.81 – 1.45

0.5666

   Total

684

-

418

-

-

-

-

Productive cough

       

   Yes

418

62.4

252

37.6

1.00

-

-

   No

259

61.1

165

38.9

0.94

0.73 – 1.21

0.6655

   Total

686

-

419

-

-

-

-

Haemoptysis

       

   Yes

94

56.6

72

43.4

1.00

-

-

   No

585

62.9

345

37.1

1.29

0.92 – 1.81

0.1256

   Total

679

-

417

-

-

-

-

Loss of weight

       

   Yes

451

59.6

306

40.4

1.00

-

-

   No

225

68.8

102

31.2

1.49

1.13 – 1.97

0.0041

   Total

676

-

408

-

-

-

-

HIV co-infection

      

0.6964

   Yes

219

63.8

124

36.2

1.00

-

-

   No

18

64.3

10

35.7

0.98

0.43 – 2.19

0.9631

   Not known

449

61.3

284

38.7

0.87

0.39 – 1.92

0.7467

   Total

686

-

418

-

-

-

-

Acid fast bacilli in sputum

       

   Yes

477

64.1

267

35.9

1.00

-

-

   No

102

63.4

59

36.6

0.96

0.67 – 1.37

0.8557

   Total

579

-

326

-

-

-

-