Table 2.
Association of socio-demographic and health-related factors with health system’s and total delay in Afar Region, Ethiopia
|
Characteristics |
Number |
Health system’s delay |
Total delay |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Delayed† | aOR (95 % CI) | % Delayed‡ | aOR (95 % CI) | ||
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
54 |
50.0 |
1.00 |
48.1 |
1.00 |
| 25-44 |
127 |
54.3 |
1.24 (0.58-2.62) |
52.8 |
1.16 (0.58-2.35) |
| >44 |
35 |
34.3 |
0.64 (0.22-1.83) |
42.9 |
0.87 (0.34-2.26) |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
135 |
48.1 |
1.00 |
49.6 |
1.00 |
| Female |
81 |
53.1 |
1.33 (0.67-2.62) |
50.6 |
1.04 (0.56-1.95) |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
| None |
140 |
47.9 |
1.00 |
52.9 |
1.00 |
| Primary |
53 |
54.7 |
1.68 (0.74-3.84) |
49.1 |
1.14 (0.53-2.43) |
| Post-primary |
23 |
52.2 |
1.67 (0.54-5.18) |
34.8 |
0.70 (0.24-2.04) |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-pastoralists |
125 |
48.8 |
1.00 |
45.6 |
1.00 |
| Pastoralists |
91 |
51.6 |
1.68 (0.77-3.68) |
56.0 |
1.40 (0.69-2.86) |
| Distance |
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 10 km |
163 |
50.3 |
1.00 |
47.9 |
1.00 |
| >10 km |
53 |
49.1 |
0.78 (0.35-1.74) |
56.6 |
1.11 (0.53-2.31) |
| Form of TB |
|
|
|
|
|
| PTB |
137 |
43.8 |
1.00 |
41.6 |
1.00 |
| EPTB |
79 |
60.8 |
2.08 (1.08-4.04)* |
64.6 |
2.56 (1.39-4.73)* |
| Self-treatment |
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
186 |
52.7 |
1.00 |
48.9 |
1.00 |
| Yes |
30 |
33.3 |
0.51 (0.20-1.32) |
56.7 |
1.42 (0.61-3.29) |
| Health provider |
|
|
|
|
|
| Hospital |
68 |
23.5 |
1.00 |
45.6 |
1.00 |
| Health centre |
69 |
63.8 |
4.83 (2.33-10.43)* |
55.1 |
1.28 (0.63-2.61) |
| Clinic/health post |
32 |
84.4 |
19.70 (6.18-62.79)* |
65.6 |
2.55 (1.01-6.03)* |
| Private facility | 47 | 44.7 | 2.49 (1.07-5.84)* | 38.3 | 0.82 (0.37-1.82) |
†Delayed more than 33.5 days.
‡Delayed more than 70.5 days.
*Significantly associated.