Table 4 Single and modelled multiple risk factors for tuberculosis patients diagnosis delay
| Â | Females (n = 251) | Males (n = 388) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Patient delay | Patient delay | ||||||
Risk Factors | > 30 Days | ≤ 30 days | OR | 95%CI | > 30 days | ≤ 30 days | OR | 95%CI |
Poor Knowledge on TB Symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Chest Pain | 41/79 (51.9) | 79/113 (69.9) | 0.89 | 0.57–1.37 | 66/94 (70.2) | 139/193 (72.0) | 0.74 | 0.50–1.08 |
Night Sweating | 44/79 (55.7) | 46/112 (41.1) | 1.92 | 1.20–3.05 | 37/94 (39.4) | 85/193 (44.0) | 0.70 | 0.45–1.09 |
TB means HIV co-infection | 9/72 (12.5) | 32/111 (28.8) | 0.48 | 0.22–1.03 | 19/97 (19.6) | 42/196 (21.4) | 0.79 | 0.44 – 1.42 |
Having Chest Pain last month | 35/87 (40.2) | 37/118 (31.4) | 1.62 | 1.11–2.37 Text | 21/103 (20.4) | 73/230 (31.7) | 0.70 | 0.49 – 1.00 |
Distance > 5 to a nearby health facility with DOTS | 45/93 (48.4) | 42/134 (31.3) | 2.24 | 1.41 – 3.55 | 36/114 (31.6) | 87/247 (35.2) | 0.71 | 0.46 – 1.09 |
No primary education | 26/93 (28.0) | 29/134 (21.6) | 1.74 | 1.01 – 3.05 | 39/114 (34.2) | 53/248 (21.4) | 1.44 | 0.91 – 2.26 |
Having no employment | 64/141 (45.4) | 29/86 (33.7) | 1.77 | 1.20 – 2.60 | 51/170 (30.0) | 63/192 (32.8) | 0.72 | 0.49 – 1.06 |
Poor knowledge on Weight loss | 60/79 (75.9) | 78/113 (69.0) | 1.55 | 1.03 – 2.32 | 74/94 (78.7) | 138/193 (71.5) | 0.91 | 0.62 – 1.32 |
Poor Knowledge on coughing Blood | 74/79 (93.7) | 103/113 (91.2) | 1.47 | 1.01 – 2.16 | 89/94 (94.7) | 179/193 (92.7) | 0.75 | 0.51 – 1.09 |
Modelled multiple Risks1 | -- | -- | 2.22 | 1.14–4.31 | -- | -- | 0.70 | 0.44 – 1.11 |