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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics as risk factors for patients delay.

From: Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study

 

Patient delay

n (%)

No patient delay

n (%)

Odds ratio and 95%CI

Gender

   

   Male

58/79(73.42)

79/127 (62.20)

OR = 0.6 (95%CI 0.32-1.10)

   Female

21/79(26.58)

48/127 (37.80)

 

Marital Status

   

   Single

33/79 (41.77)

60/127 (47.24)

OR = 0.8(95%CI 0.45-1.41)

   Couple

46/79 (58.23)

67/127 (52.76)

 

Age group *

   

   < 18 Years

2/79(2.53)

6/124 (4.84)

 

   18-40

49/79(62.03)

80/124 (64.52)

OR = 0.5 (95%CI 0.10-2.80)

   > 40

28/79(35.44)

38/124 (30.65)

OR = 05 (95%CI 0.08-2.41)

Education Level

   

No formal education

33/79 (41.77)

60/127 (47.24)

OR = 0.8(95%CI 0.45-1.41)

Completed primary school and above

46/79 (58.23)

67/127 (52.76)

 

Place of first presentation**

   

   Government Facility

47/78(60.26)

97/126 (76.98)

OR = 0.3; (95%CI 0.12- 0.71)‡

   Private facility

16/78(20.51)

20/126 (15.87)

OR = 0.5; (95%CI 0.17- 1.38)

   Traditional Healers

15/78(19.23)

9/126 (7.14)

 

Time spent to go to the nearest Health facility***

   

   30 minutes or less

37/79 (46.8)

58/125 (46.4)

OR = 1.0 (95%CI 0.56-1.73)

   More than 30 minutes

42/79 (53.2)

67/125 (53.6)

 

HIV self reported****

   

   HIV positive

14/65 (21.5)

36/103 (35.0)

OR = 2.0 (95%CI 0.96- 4.01)

   HIV negative

51/65 (78.5)

67/103 (65.0)

 
  1. *n = 3 were missing age,
  2. ** n = 2 were missing place of first consultation
  3. ***n = 2 missing time spent to go to the nearest facility
  4. **** n = 38 were missing HIV status