Table IV.

Factors associated with missing TB screening at bivariate level.

	Screening status
	Total	Screened	Not screened	COR
Variable	N=125 (%)	n=40 (%)	n=85 (%)	(95% CI)	P-value
Gender of the respondent					0.632
Male	31 (24.8)	11 (27.5)	20 (23.5)	1
Female	94 (75.2)	29 (72.5)	65 (76.5)	1.2 (0.5, 2.9)	0.632
Age category					0.345
18-29 years	35 (28.0)	14 (35.0)	21 (24.7)	1
30-49 years	49 (39.2)	16 (40.0)	33 (38.8)	1.4 (0.6, 3.4)	0.489
50 and above years	41 (32.8)	10 (25.0)	31 (36.5)	2.1 (0.8, 5.5)	0.148
Marital status of the respondent					0.057
Single	20 (16.0)	4 (10.0)	16 (18.8)	1
Married	78 (62.4)	31 (77.5)	47(55)	0.4 (0.1, 1.2)	0.109
Divorced/Widowed	27 (21.6)	5 (12.5)	22 (25.9)	1.1 (0.2, 4.8)	0.898
Employment status of the respondent					0.712
Employed	21 (16.8)	6 (15.0)	15 (17.6)	1
Unemployed	104 (83.2)	34 (85.0)	70 (82.4)	0.8 (0.3, 2.3)	0.712
Education level					0.027
Primary	83 (66.4)	32 (80.0)	51 (60.0)	1
Post Primary	42 (33.6)	8 (20.0)	34 (40.0)	2.7 (1.1, 6.5)	0.030
Household size					0.510
1-5	63 (50.4)	20 (50.0)	43 (50.6)	1
>5	62 (49.6)	20 (50.0)	42 (49.4)	2.2 (0.5, 2.1)	0.951
Cost of one-way journey to the health					0.530
facility (UGX)
500-2,000	95 (76.0)	29 (72.5)	66 (77.6)	1
Above 2,000	30 (24.0)	11 (27.5)	19 (22.4)	0.8 (0.3, 1.8)	0.530
Aware about TB symptoms	64 (51.2)	39 (97.5)	25 (29.4)	0.01 (0.001, 0.08)	0.001
Waiting time (in hours) before being					0.001
attended to
1-2	80 (64.0)	15 (37.5)	65 (76.5)	1
>2	45 (36.0)	25 (62.5)	20 (23.5)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.001
Main reason for the visit					0.001
Non-TB symptoms	65 (52.0)	8 (20.0)	57 (67.1)	1
TB symptoms	60 (48.0)	32 (80.0)	28 (32.9)	0.1 (0.1, 0.3)	0.001
Name of the facility					0.001
Bubulo HC IV	79 (63.2)	3 (7.5)	76 (89.4)	1
Butiru HC III	46 (36.8)	37 (92.5)	9 (10.6)	0.01 (0.002, 0.04)	0.001

^*P<0.05, ^**P<0.01, ^***P<0.0001, (CI; Confidence Interval).