TABLE 3.
Factors associated with linkage to care in HBV infected patients.
| Linked to care (n = 163) | Not linked (n = 78) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) a | 35 (18–58) | 33.5 (21–56) | 0.80 |
| Sex | 0.30 | ||
| Male n (%) | 136 (83.4) | 73 (93.6) | |
| Female n (%) | 27 (16.6) | 5 (6.4) | |
| Social stigmata | 0.18 | ||
| Faced n (%) | 9 (5.5) | 8 (10.3) | |
| Not faced n (%) | 154 (94.5) | 70 (89.7) | |
| Prior knowledge of NVHCP | 0.95 | ||
| Present n (%) | 4 (2.5) | 2 (2.6) | |
| Absent n (%) | 159 (97.5) | 76 (97.4) | |
| Properly linkage | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes n (%) | 163 (100) | 58 (74.3) | |
| No n (%) | 0 (0) | 20 (25.6) | |
| Socio‐economic status b | 0.12 | ||
| Upper class n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Upper middle n (%) | 5 (3.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Lower middle n (%) | 27 (16.6) | 10 (12.8) | |
| Upper lower n (%) | 106 (65) | 52 (66.7) | |
| Lower class n (%) | 25 (15.3) | 16 (20.5) | |
| Rural versus urban | 0.71 | ||
| Rural n (%) | 90 (55.2) | 45 (57.7) | |
| Urban n (%) | 73 (44.8) | 33 (42.3) | |
| Education | 0.11 | ||
| Illiterate n (%) | 31 (19) | 20 (25.6) | |
| Primary education n (%) | 30 (18.4) | 15 (19.2) | |
| Middle n (%) | 56 (34.4) | 29 (37.2) | |
| High school n (%) | 17 (10.4) | 4 (5.1) | |
| Intermediate n (%) | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Graduate n (%) | 26 (16) | 10 (12.8) | |
| Failure to attend NVHCP | |||
| Asymptomatic n (%) | 0 | 44 (56.4) | |
| Loss of daily wages n (%) | 0 | 19 (24.4) | |
| Prefer to treat in private hospital n (%) | 0 | 15 (19.2) | |
a
Median (ranges).
b
Kuppuswamy scale according to family income (INR) based on year 2022.