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Table 5 Access to health care and characteristics of health service (HS) 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

   

Access to health care

Unacceptable (> 60 days)

Acceptable (≤ 60 days)

Crude OR

95% CI

P value

 

N

%

N

%

   

Numbers of health units

       

   only 1

176

63.1

103

36.9

1.00

-

-

   ≥ 2

493

61.2

312

38.8

0.92

0.69 – 1.22

0.5859

   Total

669

-

415

-

-

-

-

HS in same district of residence

       

   Yes

431

61.3

272

38.7

1.00

-

-

   No

255

63.6

146

36.4

1.10

0.85 – 1.42

0.4523

   Total

686

-

418

-

-

-

-

HS in neighborhood of residence

       

   Yes

111

63.4

64

36.6

1.00

-

-

   No

575

61.9

354

38.1

0.93

0.67 – 1.30

0.7012

   Total

686

-

418

-

-

-

-

Residence in areas of FHP visits

       

   Yes

258

60.4

169

39.6

1.00

-

-

   No

406

63.4

234

36.6

1.13

0.88 – 1.46

0.3196

   Total

664

-

403

-

-

-

-

Health District of treatment

      

0.0001

   HD II

170

52.8

152

47.2

1.00

-

-

   HD I

57

62.6

34

37.4

1.49

0.92 – 2.41

0.0960

   HD III

139

72.8

52

27.2

2.39

1.62 – 3.51

0.0000

   HD IV

111

61.7

69

38.3

1.43

0.99 – 2.08

0.0553

   HD V

172

67.7

82

32.3

1.87

1.33 – 2.64

0.0003

   HD VI

37

55.2

30

44.8

1.10

0.64 – 1.87

0.7170

   Total

686

-

419

-

-

-

-