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. 2008 Jun 13;37(4):841–851. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyn113

Table 3.

Association between relapse of tuberculosis and health services variables, OR—crude and adjusted by the year of entry in the cohort, Recife 2006

Relapse
Control
Access to health services factors N % N % Crude OR (CI) P OR (CI) Adjusted P
Number of health units
    Only 1 5 3.73 129 96.27 1.00 1.00
    ≥2 31 5.50 533 94.50 1.50 (0.57–3.93) 0.409 1.47 (0.56–3.88) 0.428
    Total 36 662
HS in same district of residence
    Yes 23 5.18 421 94.82 1.00 1.00
    No 14 5.24 253 94.76 1.01 (0.51–2.00) 0.971 1.02 (0.52–2.04) 0.935
    Total 37 674
HS in neighborhood of residence
    Yes 7 7.78 83 92.22 1.00 1.00
    No 30 4.83 591 95.17 0.60 (0.25–1.41) 0.244 0.60 (0.25–1.41) 0.244
    Total 37 674
Residence in areas of FHP visits
    Yes 6 2.32 253 97.68 1.00 1.00
    No 30 6.99 399 93.01 3.17 (1.30–7.72) 0.011 3.25 (1.33–7.94) 0.010
    Total 36 652
Health District of treatment 0.412 0,615
    HD IV 6 3.51 165 96.49 1.00 1.00
    HD I 0 0 59 100.0
    HD II 7 4.55 147 95.45 1.31 (0.43–3.98) 0.635 1.35 (0.42–4.29) 0.609
    HD III 11 8.21 123 91.79 2.46 (0.88–6.83) 0.084 2.43 (0.87–6.82) 0.091
    HD V 11 6.81 149 93.13 2.03 (0.73–5.62) 0.173 2.08 (0.74–5.77) 0.160
    HD VI 2 6.06 31 93.94 1.77 (0.34–9.19) 0.495 1.86 (0.35–9.79) 0.461
    Total 37 674