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Table 7 Univariate analysis of factors associated with LDFU for presumptive and TB patients, n = 136

From: Explaining patient delay in healthcare seeking and loss to diagnostic follow-up among patients with presumptive tuberculosis in Tanzania: a mixed-methods study

Variable

OR

95% CI

P-value

Socio-demographics

 Sex

  Male

1 (Ref)

  

  Female

3.51

1.70–7.23

0.001

 Age groups

  18–27

1 (Ref)

  

  28–37

1.07

0.46–2.51

0.86

  ≥ 38

1.62

0.65–4.05

0.29

 Level of education

  No formal education

1 (Ref)

  

  Primary/secondary

0.68

0.23–1.93

0.47

 Monthly household income

  Low income

1 (Ref)

  

  Middle income

1.24

0.54–2.86

0.60

  High income

0.58

0.24–1.37

0.2

 Perceived causes

  Ingestion

0.68

0.47, 0.98

0.04

  Magico-religious

1.26

0.93–1.72

0.12

  Environmental causes

0.92

0.75–1.14

0.49

  Substance use

1.08

0.82–1.43

0.12

  Person to person contact

1.09

0.80–1.50

0.56

  Other conditions

1.15

0.84–1.56

0.36

 Help-seeking

  Traditional healers

1.74

0.79–3.84

0.16

  Religious healer

0.55

0.27–1.11

0.09

  Hospitals

0.48

0.24–0.98

0.04

  Home remedies

1.71

0.71–4.09

0.22

  Dispensaries

0.64

0.31–1.30

0.21

  1. OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval