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Table 1 Association of socio-demographic and health related factors with patients’ delay, Afar Region, Ethiopia

From: Diagnostic and treatment delay among Tuberculosis patients in Afar Region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number

% Delayed Ψ

aOR (95 % CI)

Age

   

18-24

54

42.6

1.00

25-44

127

42.5

1.20 (0.52-2.78)

>44

35

65.7

3.00 (0.99-9.12)

Sex

   

Male

135

48.1

1.00

Female

81

43.2

1.01 (0.48-2.11)

Marital status

   

Single

68

42.6

1.00

Married

119

49.6

0.83 (0.37-1.86)

Widowed

14

35.7

0.48 (0.10-2.21)

Divorced

15

46.7

1.22 (0.33-4.48)

Occupation

   

Non-pastoralist

125

36.0

1.00

Pastoralist

91

60.4

1.91 (0.90-4.05)

Education

   

None

140

53.6

1.00

Primary

53

37.7

0.82 (0.37-1.83)

Post-primary

23

21.7

0.52 (0.15-1.79)

Biomedical knowledge

   

Poor

34

55.9

1.00

Good

182

44.5

0.78 (0.30-1.86)

Distance to facility

   

≤ 10 km

163

41.7

1.00

>10 km

53

60.4

1.33 (0.62-2.86)

Form of TB

   

PTB

137

43.8

1.00

EPTB

79

50.6

1.52 (0.80-2.87)

Self treatment

   

No

186

41.4

1.00

Yes

30

76.7

3.99 (1.50-10.59)*

First health action

   

Formal health provider

191

41.4

1.00

Non-formal provider

25

84.0

6.18 (1.84-20.76)*

  1. Ψ Delayed more than 20 days.
  2. *Significantly associated.