Factors | Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Female sex | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 1.4 (0.9, 1.8) | 0.06 |
Education | |||
Completed secondary | 1 | 1 | |
Completed elementary | 2.5 (1.9, 3.5) | 1.1 (0.77, 1.6) | 0.6 |
Illiterates | 1.9(1.3, 2.8) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) | 0.004 |
Rural residence | 1.9(1.45, 2.5) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) | 0.02 |
Marital status | |||
Married | 1 | 1 | |
Single | 0.85(0.6, 1.1) | 1.1 (0.82, 1.6) | 0.4 |
Divorced/widowed | 0.77(0.52, 1.13) | 0.67(0.44, 1.02) | 0.06 |
Type of disease: | |||
Sputum smear negative | 1 | 1 | |
Sputum smear positive | 1.5 (1.2, 1.9) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.9) | 0.02 |
Use of alternative treatment before first consultation: | |||
No prior treatment | 1 | 1 | |
Holy water | 3.9(2.8, 5.5) | 3.5 (2.4, 5) | 0.0001 |
Traditional healer | 2.2(0.9, 4.8) | 2 (0.9, 4.5) | 0.1 |
Private practitioner | 1.6(1.1, 2.4) | 1.7 (1.14, 2.6) | 0.01 |
Private drug stores | 1.8(1.03, 3) | 1.9 (1.1, 3.5) | 002 |
Patients' perception about the cause of their illness: | |||
Contact from PTB patient | 1 | 1 | |
Evil or bad lack | 2.1(1.15, 3.6) | 2 (1.2, 3.8) | 0.01 |
Exposure to cold | 1.2 (0.84, 1.7) | 1.4 (0.95, 2.1) | 0.08 |
I do not know | 1.1(0.65, 1.78) | 1.6 (1.1, 2.8) | 0.05 |