Table 2.
Summary of logistic regression analyses on the relative effect of socio- demographic and behavioral factors on health-seeking behavior of study participants towards TB, in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia, July to October 2012
|
Variables |
Health-Seeking |
Crude OR |
Adjusted OR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavior | (95%CI) | (95%CI) | |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
413 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Female |
430 |
0.62 (3.6-7.00) |
0.56 (0.39-0.79) |
|
Income(in birr) |
|
|
|
| ≤ 500 |
575 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| > 500 |
268 |
2.12 (1.49-2.99) |
1.66 (1.15-2.38) |
|
Family size |
|
|
|
| < 5 |
435 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| ≥ 5 |
408 |
0.57 (0.39-0.79) |
0.50 (0.35-0.72) |
|
Use of traditional-healing practices |
|
|
|
| No |
723 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Yes |
120 |
18.74 (12.23-28.80) |
13.27 (9.10-25.41) |
|
Smoking |
|
|
|
| No |
805 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Yes |
38 |
2.18 (1.09-4.36) |
2.01 (0.99-4.07) |
|
Cause of TB (Germs) |
|
|
|
| No |
307 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Yes |
536 |
0.67 (0.47-0.96) |
0.13 (0.02-1.08) |
|
Stigma towards TB |
|
|
|
| Low |
210 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| High | 633 | 0.66 (0.45-0.97) | 0.17 (0.03-1.15) |