Table 2.
Results of the univariable analysis of patient delay across different groups of patients, Beira city, 2009
|
Risk factor |
All PTB patients |
New smear-positive |
New smear-negative |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | UOR | 95% CI | n | UOR | 95% CI | n | UOR | 95% CI | |
| Age (>32 years) |
250 |
1.5 |
1.1-2.2 |
106 |
1.7 |
1.0-2.8 |
144 |
1.2 |
0.8-2.0 |
| Female sex |
272 |
1.2 |
0.8-1.7 |
129 |
1.2 |
0.7-2.0 |
143 |
1.1 |
0.7-1.8 |
| Farming |
51 |
4.2 |
2.1-8.6 |
21 |
4.2 |
1.5-11.8 |
30 |
4.0 |
1.5-10.8 |
| Primary education or less |
356 |
1.3 |
0.9-1.9 |
182 |
0.9 |
0.5-1.5 |
174 |
2.0 |
1.2-3.4 |
| Visiting first a traditional healer |
148 |
2.2 |
1.5-3.3 |
68 |
2.4 |
1.4-4.2 |
80 |
2.0 |
1.1-3.5 |
| Low level of TB knowledge |
227 |
1.8 |
1.3-2.6 |
113 |
1.4 |
0.8-2.2 |
114 |
2.5 |
1.5-4.1 |
| HIV infection |
393 |
0.8 |
0.6-1.2 |
175 |
0.6 |
0.4-1.0 |
218 |
1.0 |
0.6-1.9 |
| Current or ever smoking |
137 |
1.3 |
0.9-1.9 |
74 |
1.4 |
0.8-2.3 |
63 |
1.3 |
0.7-2.3 |
| Presence of a chronic disease |
120 |
1.6 |
1.0-2.4 |
54 |
1.6 |
0.9-3.0 |
66 |
1.4 |
0.8-2.6 |
| Inadequate access to health services | 103 | 1.6 | 1.0-2.4 | 49 | 1.6 | 0.8-2.9 | 54 | 1.5 | 0.8-2.9 |
PTB pulmonary TB, UOR unadjusted odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.