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Table 8 Results of univariate Cox proportional hazards models on health system delay (n = 203)

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

Variable

Hazards Ratio§

Lb95%CI†

Ub95%CI°

p-value

Male sex*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Female sex

1.201

0.908

1.589

0.200

Age

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.270

15-24 y*

1.00

NA/

NA/

NA/

25-34 y

0.777

0.556

1.087

0.141

35-44 y

1.126

0.736

1.721

0.584

45 y and older

0.810

0.535

1.226

0.319

Residence

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.682

Semi- or periurban*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Rural

1.066

0.579

1.965

0.836

Urban

1.441

0.594

3.494

0.419

SES quintile

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.442

SES quintile 1*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

SES quintile 2

0.946

0.608

1.471

0.804

SES quintile 3

1.004

0.646

1.558

0.987

SES quintile 4

0.781

0.501

1.219

0.277

SES quintile 5

1.205

0.779

1.865

0.402

District

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.368

Danghara*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Farkhor

1.043

0.564

1.930

0.892

Hissor

1.189

0.631

2.240

0.593

Muminobod

0.680

0.362

1.279

0.232

Qurghonteppa

1.725

0.734

4.052

0.211

Rudaki

1.553

0.895

2.694

0.118

Shahrinaw

0.857

0.201

3.653

0.835

Shurobod

1.418

0.650

3.092

0.380

Tursunzoda

1.284

0.696

2.368

0.423

Vakhsh

1.526

0.822

2.831

0.180

Varzob

1.311

0.495

3.472

0.586

Vose

1.180

0.684

2.038

0.551

No migration*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Labour migration

0.563

0.375

0.846

0.006

Sputum smear negative*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Sputum smear positive

1.153

0.870

1.530

0.322

First facility

NA/

NA/

NA/

0.0003

TB facility*

1.000

NA/

NA/

NA/

Medical House

0.425

0.249

0.724

0.002

Family Doctor

0.442

0.281

0.697

< 0.0005

Central District Hospital

0.768

0.492

1.196

0.243

Policlinic

0.562

0.317

0.996

0.049

Republican Hospital

0.613

0.338

1.111

0.107

Russia

0.302

0.175

0.524

< 0.0005

Other‡

0.478

0.259

0.882

0.018

  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
  5. ‡Including health care facilities reserved to staff of a large industrial company or the Ministry of Defence, respectively.