Health care seeking among pulmonary tuberculosis suspects and patients in rural Ethiopia: a community-based study

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Factors associated with health care seeking from any health provider among TB suspects in Merawi district, 2008

Factors	Total	Action taken n(%)	Crude Odds Ratio (95%CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio	p-value
Sex
Male	464	371 (80)	1	1
Female	542	470 (75)	0.75 (0.6, 1)	0.78 (0.6, 1.0)	0.10
Age
15-34	383	283 (74)	1	1
35-54	412	330 (80)	1.42 (1.1, 2)	1.2 (0.9, 1.8)	0.81
55+	211	164 (78)	1.23 (0.8, 1.8)	1.0 (0.7, 1.6)	0.61
Education
Illiterate	765	594 (78)	1	1
Elementary	203	157 (77)	0.98 (0.7, 1.4)	0.9 (0.6, 1.5)	0.81
Secondary +	38	26 (68)	0.62 (0.3, 1.3)	0.8 (0.4, 1.8)	0.61
Employment
Farmer	889	701 (79)	1	1
Others	74	51 (69)	0.59 (0.4, 1)	0.68 (0.4, 1.2)	0.15
Dependents	43	25 (58)	0.37 (0.2, 0.7)	0.41 (0.2, 0.7)	0.007*
Marriage
Married	752	590 (79)	1	1
Single	133	101 (76)	0.87 (0.6, 1.3)	1.3 (0.8, 2.2)	0.33
Widowed	63	47 (75)	0.81 (0.5, 1.5)	1.2 (0.6, 2.2)	0.67
Divorced	57	38 (67)	0.55 (0.3, 0.9)	0.78 (0.4, 1.5)	0.45
Cough Duration
≤ 30 days	149	95 (64)	1	1
> 30 days	857	682 (80)	2.2 (1.5, 3.2)	2.0 (1.4, 3.1)	0.000*
Distance
≤ 5 km	270	205 (76)	1	1
> 5 km	736	572 (78)	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	1.2 (.9, 1.7)	0. 40
TB RX History
Yes	881	670 (76)	1	1
No	125	107 (86)	1.87 (1.1, 3.2)	1.8 (1.1, 3.0)	0.032*
Haemoptysis
No	352	277 (79)	1	1
Yes	654	500 (76)	0.89 (0.64, 1)	0.89 (0.7, 1.2)	0.50
Chest pain
Yes	887	691 (78)	1	1
No	119	86 (72)	0.74 (0.48, 1.1)	0.7 (0.5, 1.2)	0.19
Dyspnoea
Yes	818	634 (78)	1	1
No	188	143 (76)	0.92 (0.63, 1.3)	0.95 (0.7, 1.4)	0.79

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