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

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Factors associated with health care seeking from medical provider among TB suspects in Merawi district, 2008

Factors	Total	Medical facility visit n (%)	Crude Odds Ratio (95%CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio	p-value
Sex
Male	464	294 (63)	1	1
Female	542	310 (57)	0.8 (0.6, 0.9)	0.8 (0.6, 0.9)	0.046*
Age
15-34	383	220 (57)	1	1
35-54	412	263 (64)	1.3 (0.9, 1.7)	1.2 (0.9, 1.6)	0.19
55+	211	121 (57)	0.9 (0.7, 1.4)	0.9 (0.6, 1.2)	0.56
Education
Illiterate	765	455 (60)	1	1
Elementary	203	127 (63)	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	1.0 (0.7, 1.4)	0.77
Secondary +	38	22 (58)	0.9 (0.5, 1.8)	0.9 (0.5, 1.9)	0.97
Employment
Farmer	889	544 (61)	1	1
Other	74	38 (51)	0.7 (0.4, 1.1)	0.8 (0.5, 1.3)	0.30
Dependents	43	21 (51)	0.7 (0.4, 1.2)	0.8 (0.4, 1.4)	0.37
Marriage
Married	752	458 (61)	1	1
Single	133	79 (59)	0.9 (0.6, 1.4)	1.0 (0.7, 1.5)	0.92
Widowed	63	35 (56)	0.8 (0.4, 1.3)	0.9 (0.6, 1.6)	0.84
Divorced	57	31 (54)	0.7 (0.4, 1.3)	0.8 (0.5, 1.4)	0.55
Cough Duration
≤ 30 days	149	77 (52)	1	1
> 30 days	857	527 (62)	1.4 (1.5, 2.1)	1.5 (1.03 2.1)	0.035*
Distance
≤ 5 km	270	155 (57)	1	1
> 5 km	736	449 (61)	1.1 (0.8, 1.5)	1.3 (0.9, 1,8)	0.06
TB RX History
No	881	518 (59)	1	1
Yes	125	86 (69)	1.5 (1.03, 2.3)	1.5 (1.03, 2.3)	0.038*
Haemoptysis
Yes	352	223 (63)	1	1
No	654	381 (58)	0.8 (0.6, 1.0)	0.8 (0.6, 1.1)	0.25
Chest pain
Yes	887	537 (61)	1	1
No	119	67 (56)	0.8 (0.6, 1.2)	0.9 (0.6, 1.3)	0.49
Dyspnoea
Yes	818	504 (62)	1	1
No	188	100 (53)	0.7 (0.5, 0.9)	0.58 (0.9, 2.2)	0.15

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