Table 2 Association of socio-demographic and health-related factors with health system’s and total delay in Afar Region, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Number | Health system’s delay | Total delay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Delayed† | aOR (95 % CI) | % Delayed‡ | aOR (95 % CI) | ||
Age | |||||
18-24 | 54 | 50.0 | 1.00 | 48.1 | 1.00 |
25-44 | 127 | 54.3 | 1.24 (0.58-2.62) | 52.8 | 1.16 (0.58-2.35) |
>44 | 35 | 34.3 | 0.64 (0.22-1.83) | 42.9 | 0.87 (0.34-2.26) |
Sex | |||||
Male | 135 | 48.1 | 1.00 | 49.6 | 1.00 |
Female | 81 | 53.1 | 1.33 (0.67-2.62) | 50.6 | 1.04 (0.56-1.95) |
Education | |||||
None | 140 | 47.9 | 1.00 | 52.9 | 1.00 |
Primary | 53 | 54.7 | 1.68 (0.74-3.84) | 49.1 | 1.14 (0.53-2.43) |
Post-primary | 23 | 52.2 | 1.67 (0.54-5.18) | 34.8 | 0.70 (0.24-2.04) |
Occupation | |||||
Non-pastoralists | 125 | 48.8 | 1.00 | 45.6 | 1.00 |
Pastoralists | 91 | 51.6 | 1.68 (0.77-3.68) | 56.0 | 1.40 (0.69-2.86) |
Distance | |||||
≤ 10 km | 163 | 50.3 | 1.00 | 47.9 | 1.00 |
>10 km | 53 | 49.1 | 0.78 (0.35-1.74) | 56.6 | 1.11 (0.53-2.31) |
Form of TB | |||||
PTB | 137 | 43.8 | 1.00 | 41.6 | 1.00 |
EPTB | 79 | 60.8 | 2.08 (1.08-4.04)* | 64.6 | 2.56 (1.39-4.73)* |
Self-treatment | |||||
No | 186 | 52.7 | 1.00 | 48.9 | 1.00 |
Yes | 30 | 33.3 | 0.51 (0.20-1.32) | 56.7 | 1.42 (0.61-3.29) |
Health provider | |||||
Hospital | 68 | 23.5 | 1.00 | 45.6 | 1.00 |
Health centre | 69 | 63.8 | 4.83 (2.33-10.43)* | 55.1 | 1.28 (0.63-2.61) |
Clinic/health post | 32 | 84.4 | 19.70 (6.18-62.79)* | 65.6 | 2.55 (1.01-6.03)* |
Private facility | 47 | 44.7 | 2.49 (1.07-5.84)* | 38.3 | 0.82 (0.37-1.82) |