Table 3.
Results of the multivariable analysis of patient delay across different groups of patients, Beira city, 2009
|
Risk factor |
All PTB patients |
New smear-positive |
New smear-negative |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | AOR | 95%CI | n | AOR | 95%CI | n | AOR | 95%CI | |
| Age (>32 years) |
250 |
1.35 |
0.94-1.94 |
106 |
1.48 |
0.86-2.55 |
144 |
1.04 |
0.62-1.75 |
| Farming |
51 |
3.65 |
1.74-7.67 |
21 |
4.19 |
1.38-12.70 |
30 |
2.99 |
1.07-8.38 |
| Primary education or less |
356 |
0.82 |
0.55-1.23 |
182 |
0.57 |
0.31-1.04 |
174 |
1.28 |
0.73-2.24 |
| Visiting first a traditional healer |
148 |
2.05 |
1.35-3.11 |
68 |
2.36 |
1.28-4.34 |
80 |
1.67 |
0.92-3.04 |
| Low level of TB knowledge |
227 |
1.64 |
1.12-2.40 |
113 |
1.45 |
0.82-2.57 |
114 |
2.03 |
1.18-3.51 |
| HIV infection |
393 |
0.70 |
0.46-1.06 |
175 |
0.49 |
0.27-0.88 |
218 |
0.87 |
0.45-1.68 |
| Current or ever smoker |
137 |
1.44 |
0.95-2.18 |
74 |
1.61 |
0.89-2.90 |
63 |
1.39 |
0.74-2.58 |
| Coexistence of a chronic disease |
120 |
1.76 |
1.12-2.77 |
54 |
2.34 |
1.18-4.64 |
66 |
1.45 |
0.77-2.72 |
| Inadequate access to health services |
103 |
1.45 |
0.91-2.32 |
49 |
1.54 |
0.77-3.08 |
54 |
1.32 |
0.68-2.59 |
| Total number of observations | 539 | 266 | 273 | ||||||
PTB pulmonary TB, AOR adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval.