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Table 2 Multivariable binary logistic regression results on factors associated with keeping TB secret in Ghana

From: Individual, household and community level factors associated with keeping tuberculosis status secret in Ghana

Predictor variables

Females

Males

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Individual level variables

 Education (No education)

  Primary

1.049

[0.870,1.264]

0.940

[0.594,1.487]

  Secondary

0.851

[0.715,1.013]

0.920

[0.635,1.332]

  Tertiary

0.582***

[0.433,0.782]

0.863

[0.536,1.389]

 Age group (15–19)

  20–24

0.701**

[0.564,0.871]

0.648**

[0.470,0.893]

  25–29

0.713**

[0.568,0.895]

0.545**

[0.377,0.787]

  30–34

0.564***

[0.442,0.719]

0.465***

[0.309,0.701]

  35–39

0.576***

[0.449,0.738]

0.558*

[0.352,0.886]

  40–44

0.632***

[0.493,0.811]

0.473**

[0.294,0.760]

  45–49

0.801*

[0.669,0.960]

0.498**

[0.310,0.801]

  50–54

-

-

0.602*

[0.371,0.978]

  55–59

-

-

0.353***

[0.201,0.622]

 Marital status (Never married)

  Married/In-union

1.010

[0.856,1.191]

1.046

[0.761,1.438]

  Formerly married

1.131

[0.896,1.427]

0.937

[0.586,1.496]

Household factor

 Household wealth quintile (Poorest)

  Poorer

1.046

[0.841,1.300]

0.784

[0.560,1.096]

  Average

1.070

[0.838,1.366]

0.752

[0.507,1.116]

  Richer

0.923

[0.704,1.209]

0.817

[0.534,1.252]

  Richest

0.855

[0.630,1.161]

0.793

[0.485,1.296]

Community-related variables

 Ethnicity (Akan)

  Ga/Dangme

1.431*

[1.080,1.897]

0.904

[0.603,1.353]

  Ewe

0.805

[0.630,1.029]

0.951

[0.636,1.424]

  Mole-Dagbani

1.091

[0.847,1.406]

0.877

[0.601,1.281]

  Gurma

0.872

[0.591,1.287]

1.145

[0.649,2.021]

  Others

1.105

[0.860,1.419]

1.305

[0.876,1.943]

 Religion (Orthodox Christian)

  Pentecostal

0.919

[0.793,1.066]

1.143

[0.892,1.464]

  Other Christian

0.898

[0.739,1.091]

0.903

[0.685,1.191]

  Moslem

0.976

[0.795,1.199]

0.841

[0.603,1.171]

  Traditional/Others

0.821

[0.600,1.124]

1.133

[0.784,1.637]

 Region (Western)

  Central

1.231

[0.834,1.816]

0.457**

[0.277,0.755]

  Greater Accra

0.605**

[0.415,0.883]

0.423***

[0.265,0.675]

  Volta

0.551**

[0.355,0.855]

0.624

[0.349,1.116]

  Eastern

0.730

[0.496,1.074]

0.765

[0.526,1.114]

  Ashanti

0.957

[0.664,1.378]

1.845*

[1.117,3.049]

  Brong-Ahafo

1.276

[0.897,1.816]

1.397

[0.890,2.191]

  Northern

1.004

[0.627,1.606]

0.206***

[0.0998,0.427]

  Upper East

1.299

[0.832,2.028]

1.198

[0.684,2.097]

  Upper West

0.806

[0.520,1.248]

1.110

[0.648,1.902]

 Residence (Urban)

  Rural

0.858

[0.702,1.048]

0.803

[0.597,1.079]

Media exposure

 Newspaper/Magazine (Not at all)

  Less than once a week

1.064

[0.860,1.318]

0.685**

[0.517,0.908]

  At least once a week

1.008

[0.796,1.276]

0.811

[0.619,1.063]

 Radio (Not at all)

  Less than once a week

0.922

[0.764,1.111]

0.797

[0.483,1.316]

  At least once a week

1.048

[0.873,1.257]

0.657

[0.416,1.038]

 Television (Not at all)

  Less than once a week

0.732**

[0.603,0.888]

0.960

[0.683,1.349]

  At least once a week

0.952

[0.794,1.141]

1.229

[0.893,1.691]

Views about HIV/AIDS status disclosure

 Disclosure of HIV & AIDS in family

  No

1

[1, 1]

1

[1, 1]

  Yes

6.992***

[6.026,8.113]

9.870***

[7.894,12.34]

  N

7,492

 

3,762

 

  AIC

259.8

 

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  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  2. Reference category in parenthesis