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Table 7 Results of univariate Cox proportional hazards models on patient delay (n = 168)

From: Patient's site of first access to health system influences length of delay for tuberculosis treatment in Tajikistan

Factor

Hazards Ratio§

Lb95%CI†

Ub95%CI°

p-value

Male sex*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Female sex

0.834

0.613

1.136

0.250

Age

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.562

15-24 y*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

25-34 y

0.870

0.598

1.265

0.466

35-44 y

0.827

0.527

1.299

0.409

45 y and older

0.728

0.458

1.157

0.179

Residence

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.831

Semi- or peri-urban*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Rural

0.903

0.459

1.777

0.767

Urban

0.751

0.288

1.961

0.559

SES quintile

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.221

SES quintile 1*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

SES quintile 2

0.669

0.414

1.080

0.100

SES quintile 3

1.116

0.693

1.798

0.651

SES quintile 4

0.730

0.454

1.175

0.195

SES quintile 5

0.828

0.520

1.319

0.428

District

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.755

Danghara*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Farkhor

0.898

0.468

1.724

0.747

Hissor

0.639

0.315

1.297

0.215

Muminobod

1.023

0.496

2.111

0.95

Qurghonteppa

0.833

0.334

2.079

0.696

Rudaki

0.717

0.393

1.307

0.277

Shahrinaw

4.935

0.643

37.845

0.125

Shurobod

1.507

0.636

3.573

0.351

Tursunzoda

0.859

0.449

1.645

0.647

Vakhsh

0.751

0.390

1.446

0.392

Varzob

0.544

0.184

1.607

0.271

Vose

0.873

0.492

1.549

0.642

No migration*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Labour migration

0.889

0.565

1.400

0.612

Lack of belief in curability*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Belief in curability

1.121

0.827

1.518

0.462

No self-treatment*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Self-treatment

1.011

0.727

1.406

0.949

  1. §A hazards ratio >1 means a shorter delay, a hazards ratio <1 points to a longer delay relative to the comparison group.
  2. †Lb95%CI = Lower boundary of 95%-confidence interval
  3. °Ub95%CI = Upper boundary of 95%-confidence interval
  4. *Comparison group