Table 3 Demographic and clinical factors associated with delays in Tuberculosis diagnosis

Sex

Male

1

1

1

Female

0.98

0.37-2.64

0.972

1.44

0.48-4.33

0.517

1.93

0.48-7.77

0.355

Age (years)

15–24

1

0.725^*

1

0.534^*

1

0.857^*

25–34

1.33

0.15–11.50

2.25

0.23–22.14

0.90

0.64–12.58

35–44

0.88

0.11–7.11

0.60

0.08–4.76

0.53

0.04–6.65

>44

0.63

0.10–3.77

1.38

0.22–8.50

1.09

0.11–10.76

Employment status

Unemployed

1

1

1

Employed

2.87

1.02–8.09

0.046

0.77

0.27–2.16

0.616

1.5

0.41–5.43

0.537

Highest Educational level

Secondary+

1

1

0.913^*

1

0.748^*

Primary/JHS

0.70

0.19–2.63

0.603

1.23

0.33–4.84

1.63

0.37–7.23

None

0.83

0.13–5.40

0.848

1.50

0.20–11.10

2.33

0.20–27.57

Residential status

Urban

1

1

1

Rural

0.46

0.17–1.25

0.128

0.55

0.18–1.63

0.278

0.42

0.10–1.68

0.221

Medical Insurance

present

1

1

1

Absent

4.04

1.05–15–65

0.043

0.67

0.21–2.13

0.499

1.83

0.36–9.23

0.462

Sputum smear status

Positive

1

1

1

Negative

1.58

0.57–4.40

0.383

0.70

0.22–2.25

0.553

1.72

0.49–6.03

0.398

HIV status

Negative

1

1

1

Positive

0.99

0.25–3.85

0.985

1.73

0.33–8.91

0.514

0.85

0.16–4.54

0.846