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Table 3 Demographic, economic, health status of pulmonary tuberculosis patients (n = 924) and patient delayed first consultation at public health facilities in Ethiopia during 2005–2006.

From: Delayed consultation among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional study of 10 DOTS districts of Ethiopia

 

Patient delay

  

Variables

≥ 30 days

n (%)

< 30 days

n (%)

COR (95% CI)1

P-value

Sex:

    

Male

260 (51)

251(49)

1

 

Female

233(56)

180 (44)

1.25 (0.9, 1.6)

0.09

Age:

    

15–29

219(53)

196(47)

1

 

> = 30

274(54)

235(46)

1.04 (0.8,1.3)

0.7

Education

    

Illiterate

267(62)

163(38)

2.5 (1.9, 3.5)

0.0001

Elementary

111(55)

89(45)

1.9 (1.3, 2.8)

0.0001

Secondary

115(39)

179(61)

1

 

Residence

    

Urban

216(46)

257(54)

1

 

Rural

277(61)

174(39)

1.9 (1.45, 2.5)

0.0001

Occupation

    

Farming

220(61)

139(39)

1

 

Employed

81(45)

101(55)

0.51 (0.35, 0.7)

0.0001

Daily labourer

72(49)

76(51)

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

0.009

Dependents

120(51)

115(49)

0.66 (0.5, 0.9)

0.01

Marital status:

    

Married

265(56)

211(44)

1

 

Single

162(52)

152(48)

0.85 (0.6, 1.1)

0.2

Divorced/widowed

66(49)

68(51)

0.77 (0.52, 1.13)

0.1

HIV status

    

Positive

215 (52)

197 (48)

1

 

Negative

278(54)

234(46)

1.1 (0.8, 1.4)

0.5

Nutritional status 2

    

Normal

97 (49)

101(51)

1

 

Moderate

56 (44)

70 (56)

0.83 (0.53, 1.3)

0.06

Severe malnutrition

340 (57)

260 (43)

1.4 (0.98, 1.8)

0.43

Type of pulmonary disease

    

Sputum smear negative

185 (48)

202 (52)

1

 

Sputum smear positive

308 (57)

229 (43)

1.5 (1.2, 1.9)

0.004

Monthly income 3

    

<100 Birr

329 (54)

276 (46)

1

 

101–200 Birr

102 (58)

75 (42)

1.1 (0.8, 1.6)

0.4

≥ 201 Birr

62 (44)

80 (56)

0.65 (0.5, 0.9)

0.02

Receive food aid from the government:

    

No

353(51)

340 (49)

1

 

Yes

140(61)

91(39)

1.5 (1.2, 2)

0.01

  1. 1 Crude Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval. 2 Measured using body mass index. 3 Nine Birr = 1$.