Table 4.
Predictors of unacceptable health service delay (>1 week)
|
Variable |
Unacceptable health service delay |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
P |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Crude PR 95% CI | Adjusted PR 95% CI | ||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Female |
57/62 (92) |
5/62 (8) |
1 |
1 |
|
| Male |
83/96 (86) |
13/96 (14) |
0.94 (0.85-1.03) |
0.98 (0.91-1.05) |
0.63 |
|
Age group |
|
|
|
|
|
| <=34 |
92/101 (91) |
9/101 (9) |
1 |
1 |
|
| >=35 |
48/57 (84) |
9/57 (16) |
0.92 (0.84-1.00) |
1.02 (0.96-1.09) |
0.44 |
|
Monthly income in Ugandan shillings |
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤20,000 |
35/39 (90) |
4/39 (10) |
1 |
- |
- |
| >20,000 |
104/117 (89) |
13/117 (11) |
1.01 (0.93-1.09) |
|
|
|
Education level |
|
|
|
|
|
| No formal education |
10/13 (77) |
3/13 (23) |
1 |
1 |
|
| Primary |
63/73 (86) |
10/73 (14) |
1.12 (0.82-1.51) |
0.99 (0.77-1.28) |
0.99 |
| Secondary and above |
67/72 (93) |
5/72 (7) |
1.12 (0.92-1.57) |
1.02 (0.80-1.30) |
0.83 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
68/78 (87) |
10/78 (13) |
1 |
- |
- |
| Single |
34/38 (89) |
4/38 (11) |
1.02 (0.90-1.16) |
|
|
| Separated/Widow/Divorce |
38/42 (90) |
4/42 (10) |
1.03 (0.94-1.13) |
|
|
|
Distance to facility of diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
| Within 5km |
80/86 (93) |
6/86 (7) |
1 |
1 |
|
| Over 5Km |
60/72 (83) |
12/72 (17) |
0.89 (0.788-1.01) |
0.93 (0.82-1.06) |
0.29 |
|
Type of facility first visited |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Public (private) |
119/123 (97) |
4/123 (3) |
1 |
1 |
0.001* |
| Public |
21/35 (60) |
14/35 (40) |
0.62 (0.47-0.81) |
0.62 (0.47-0.83) |
|
|
Tested for HIV before |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
91/104 (88) |
13/104 (13) |
1 |
- |
- |
| No |
49/54 (91) |
5/54 (9) |
1.03 (0.94-1.13) |
|
|
|
Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rural |
50/57 (88) |
7/57 (12) |
1 |
_ |
_ |
| Semi-urban | 90/101 (89) | 11/101 (11) | 1.01 (0.89-1.15) | ||
*Statistically significant.